Northwest China's Gansu hit by 5.5-magnitude earthquake, Level III emergency response activated

LANZHOU, China (Xinhua): A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Tebo County in Gannan Tibetan Prefecture, northwest Gansu Province, at 2.56pm on Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC).

No casualties had been reported from the affected areas as of 3.30 pm, while cracks have been observed in some buildings, local authorities said.