China-Qinghai Earthquake/Disaster Relief
China-Qinghai Earthquake/Disaster Relief
Dateline : June 16-17, 2026
Location : China
Duration : 1'03
Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, northwest China - June 16-17, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of cracks on classroom walls caused by earthquake
2. Various of rescue underway
3. Various of firefighters setting up tents
4. Various of firefighters loading bottled water
5. Residents queuing up for supplies
6. Residents eating
7. Firefighters setting up desks, chairs
The office of the State Council earthquake relief headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northwest China's Qinghai Province on Tuesday.
A work team has been sent to the affected areas to guide emergency response and disaster relief work.
One person had been confirmed dead and four others injured as of 1840 Tuesday after the earthquake jolted Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai at 17:06 at a depth of 10 km.
The Ministry of Emergency Management called for stronger coordination and the swift dispatch of rescue teams, while urging all-out efforts to search for and rescue trapped people, deliver relief supplies, resettle affected residents, and closely monitor seismic activities.
The national comprehensive fire and rescue force has dispatched 320 rescuers, 78 vehicles and 10 search-and-rescue dogs to the site.
A total of 10,000 disaster relief items, including tents, folding beds, quilts, blankets, family emergency kits and emergency lighting equipment, have been allocated to the Qinghai response.
The supplies were sent by the office of China's national commission for disaster prevention, reduction and relief and the Ministry of Emergency Management, together with the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration.
An emergency supplies coordination mechanism has also been activated to mobilize social resources, with Alibaba Group, the Chinese Red Cross Foundation and others providing emergency food, drinking water and other supplies to the quake-hit areas.
As of 04:00 Wednesday, a total of 19 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 or above had been recorded, including 16 quakes between magnitude 3.0 and 3.9, and three of magnitude 4.0 or above.
China has a four-tier emergency response system, with Level I being the most severe response.
ID : 8484905
Published : 2026-06-17 09:21
Last Modified : 2026-06-17 20:28:36
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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