A powerful earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hit Eastern China on Sunday according to reports the Trembley resulted in the injury of at least 20 people as of now no deaths have been reported the magnitude 5.5 Quake occurred near the city of dijo which is about 300 kilometers south of the Chinese Capital Beijing
according to the China earthquake Network Center or cenc the earthquake occurred at 2 33 am local time the cenc said that the Quake which occurred about 10 kilometers below the surface struck pink Yuan County in Shandong province according to local media reports the center said that it was the biggest
Quake to hit Shandong province in a decade the Tremors were reported in several areas in northern China including Beijing and the engine and the provinces of henan and heavy the U.S Geological Survey estimated the magnitude of the earthquake to be 5.4 according to local media reports the quick caused at
least 74 houses to collapse and at least 20 people were injured TV broadcasters showed dejo residents who ran Outdoors after the Quake sitting on sidewalks in the pre-dawn Darkness videos on social media showed bricks that had fallen from cracked walls the official China news service said that train lines were
being inspected for possible damage CCTV said that gas service was shut off in some areas due to damage in pipes authorities in penguan said that they temporarily cut gas supplies in the county in case the Quake had damaged Pipelines according to China Railway Beijing group several train Services through
the Quake Zone have been delayed or suspended authorities in Shandong Province launched an emergency response and set up a joint command with the local government to take charge of disaster relief the state council's earthquake relief headquarters and the ministry of Emergency Management also sent
teams to work at the Quake site according to the city government website dejo and the surrounding area administered by the city have about 5.6 million people .
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