### [2026-06-16](/feed/2026/06/16/index.md)

##### Earthquake
# One person is killed and eight others are injured when a w.3 earthquake strikes Da Qaidam, Haixi, Qinghai, China. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/06/16/china-earthquake-magnitude-dead-injured/90455578007/)
2. [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/20260617/2edc9caa99b8418bbf7f91f55d83ae00/c.html)

### Changes:

1. One person is killed and four others are injured when a w.3 earthquake strikes near Dunhuang, Gansu, China.  _2026-06-16 17:43:55 (First version)_
2. One person is killed and four others are injured when a w.3 earthquake strikes Da Qaidam, Haixi, Qinghai, China.  _2026-06-17 01:43:55 (Update)_
3. One person is killed and 38 others are injured when a w.7 earthquake strikes Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.  _2026-06-17 15:44:07 (Update)_
3. One person is killed and eight others are injured when a w.3 earthquake strikes Da Qaidam, Haixi, Qinghai, China.  _(Current version)_

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