China's state media say death toll from quake in country's northwest rises to 75
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}China says the death toll from a shallow earthquake in country's northwest has risen to 75.
The quake struck a dry, hilly farming area in western China early Monday near the city of Dingxi in Gansu province.
The government's earthquake monitoring service said an additional 459 people were injured.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The center said the initial quake at 7:45 a.m. (2345 GMT Sunday) was magnitude-6.6 and subsequent tremors included a magnitude-5.6. The center said it struck about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) beneath the surface, while the Gansu provincial earthquake administration said it was just 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) deep.
The U.S. Geological Survey measured the magnitude of the initial quake as 5.9 and the depth at 10 kilometers (6 miles).