At least 300 killed in Qinghai quake

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has hit northwest China's Qinghai Province, killing at least 300 people and injuring about 8-thousand others.

A level-One state of emergency has been declared and rescue teams have been dispatched to the disaster zone.

The quake struck Yushu County in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu at 7:49 local time on Wednesday morning. The epicenter was 30 kilometers from the Jiegu Township and about 800 kilometers south-west of the provincial capital, Xining.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has hit northwest China's Qinghai Province, killing at least 300 people and injuring about 8-thousand others.