<div class="css-1hon8qj" data-testid="interactive-block"><a class="css-1f0en3d" href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/18/world/asia/earthquake-china-tracker.html"><div class="css-1fnp0wc"><img alt="" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/18/world/18wea-quake-tracker-china-index/18wea-quake-tracker-china-index-articleLarge-v14.jpg" width="100%" height="auto"></div><div class="css-1g3u91s"><h2 class="css-12lhri3">Map: 5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northwestern China</h2><p class="css-vop5d5">View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.</p></div></a></div>

<div class="css-53u6y8"><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">An earthquake in northwestern China has killed at least 111 people and injured more than 200 others in two provinces, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Rescuers were searching for survivors after the quake, which jolted Jishishan County in Gansu Province late on Monday night. The province reported that 100 people had died, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Eleven people in the city of Haidong in neighboring Qinghai Province were also killed, the news agency said.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0"><em class="css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0">This is a developing story.</em></p></div>

The 5.9-magnitude quake, which struck around midnight, injured more than 200 other people, state media said.{ai:summary}<p>A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hits northwestern China, claiming at least 111 lives and injuring over 200. The quake struck Jishishan County in Gansu Province and Haidong in Qinghai Province, prompting a search for survivors. #disaster</p>

Earthquake Kills More Than 100 in Northwestern China

Map: 5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northwestern China

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