5.6-magnitude quake hits NW China's Gansu, injuring 9

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Longxi County in Dingxi City in northwest China's Gansu Province at 5:49 a.m. (GMT+8) Saturday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said, Report informs via Xinhua.

The epicenter was monitored at 34.91 degrees north latitude and 104.58 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, the CENC said.

The quake was strongly felt in Longxi County, Zhangxian County, Weiyuan County and Lintao County in Dingxi City and Wushan County in Tianshui City.

The quake had left nine people injured, 4,328 houses damaged, and 7,812 people relocated as of midday Saturday in Longxi and Zhangxian counties of Dingxi City, according to the quake relief command center of Dingxi.