Deadly Earthquake Hits Western China

Associated Press
Nov. 22, 2014 7:28 a.m. ET
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BEIJING—A strong earthquake struck a lightly populated, mountainous area of western China on Saturday, killing at least one person and causing minor damage to buildings, officials and state media said.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.9 quake had a depth of 14.6 kilometers (9 miles). It struck in the late afternoon about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the town of Kangding in Sichuan province. China’s seismological agency gave the magnitude as 6.3.