Gansu earthquake: Scientists in China believe they received an ominous signal days before


Researchers picked up warning signs on Friday – days before a 6.2 magnitude quake struck Gansu – but were unable to say exactly where it would strike. The team in Shaanxi looks for abnormalities in gravitational waves, and are now trying to work out how they can calculate where a quake is likely to strike. — SCMP

Chinese researchers expected an earthquake to strike hours before the deadly 6.2 magnitude quake in the northwestern province of Gansu – but were unable to say where it would happen.

More than 120 people have died since the quake struck just before midnight on Monday, with the epicentre in a township located in the autonomous county of Jishishan.

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