In the early hours of Sunday, a shallow 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern China, causing widespread damage and injuring at least 21 people, according to reports from state media. The earthquake, the strongest to hit the province in over a decade, hit 26 kilometres (16 miles) south of Dezhou city in Shandong province at a depth of 10 kilometres.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the earthquake at 2:33 am (1833 GMT Saturday). The tremors were felt as far away as Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai, nearly 800 kilometres (500 miles) from the epicentre, demonstrating the quake’s significant impact.
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