# Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Qinghai’s Haixi Prefecture in northwest China

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- China News Service, 2026-08-19 01:01 UTC
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- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/news/society/2026-08-19/detail-ihfimvaz1909103.shtml

> A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Haixi Prefecture in northwest China’s Qinghai Province at 5:36 a.m. Wednesday Beijing time, the China Earthquake Networks Center said. The epicenter was located at 37.81 degrees north and 95.63 degrees east, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

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