While conducting rescue operations in Tibet, China recorded an earthquake in Qinghai.

Rescuers search for victims on January 8 after an earthquake in Tibet.

CGTN reported that a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Qinghai province in northwest China on January 8, with an epicenter at a depth of 14 kilometers.

Local sources said no casualties were reported after the earthquake struck Ma Da county in Qinghai at 3:44 p.m. local time.

Local resident Dechok said people in the county center felt a slight tremor. The county is mainly inhabited by Tibetans, many of whom were once nomadic but have settled in government- built housing, Reuters reported.

The epicenter of the Qinghai earthquake was about 1,000 km northeast of the epicenter of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake on January 7 in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

The vast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region has recorded numerous geological activities since January 7, including a 3.1-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan.

Regarding the January 7 earthquake in Tibet, Chinese officials said on January 8 that more than 400 people trapped in the rubble had been rescued. Meanwhile, the number of people missing due to the earthquake in the context of freezing weather is unknown.

A day after the earthquake struck, those trapped under the rubble endured a night of sub-zero temperatures, adding to the pressure on rescuers searching for survivors in a vast area.

Temperatures in the highlands have dropped to minus 18 degrees Celsius overnight. Experts say those trapped or without shelter are at risk of hypothermia and may only survive for five to 10 hours even if uninjured.

CCTV footage showed families huddled in tents quickly set up by the military and aid workers in settlements around the epicenter, where hundreds of aftershocks were recorded. At least 126 people were killed and 188 injured by the quake, according to CCTV.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/dang-cuu-ho-tai-tay-tang-trung-quoc-lai-ghi-nhan-dong-dat-tai-thanh-hai-185250108173446629.htm