After the earthquake of 5.9 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in Gansu Province, very close to the border with the neighbouring Qinghai Province, central China, on 18 December at 15.59 UTC (23.59 local time).
According to the State Council of the People's Republic of China, as of 20 December, at least 127 people died, of which 113 in the Gansu Province and 14 more across the Qinghai Province. In addition, media also report more than 700 injured people and approximately 5,000 damaged building across both the affected provinces.