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       Survivors Face Subzero Temperatures After Quake Kills Over 100 in China

       The 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Gansu Province around midnight. People who had fled their homes huddled in the cold, setting fires to keep warm.

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       Chinese state media footage showed the aftermath of a 5.9-magnitude quake that damaged buildings and killed more than 100 people in two provinces. CreditCredit...Ma Xiping/Xinhua, via Associated Press By Vivian Wang and Joy Dong

       Vivian Wang reported from Beijing and Joy Dong from Hong Kong.

       Published Dec. 18, 2023Updated Dec. 19, 2023, 1:00 a.m. ET

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       An earthquake killed at least 116 people in a mountainous area of northwestern China, officials and state media said on Tuesday, crumpling buildings while residents slept inside and sending people rushing into a frigid night.

       Rescuers were searching for survivors in rural Jishishan County in Gansu Province, the epicenter of the quake, officials from Gansu said at a news conference on Tuesday. They said the quake, which struck at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, had killed 105 people in the province and injured nearly 400 others.

       Eleven people in the city of Haidong in neighboring Qinghai Province were also killed, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.

       Map: 5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northwestern China View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.

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       Vivian Wang is a China correspondent based in Beijing, where she writes about how the country’s global rise and ambitions are shaping the daily lives of its people. More about Vivian Wang

       Joy Dong covers news in mainland China and Hong Kong. She is based in Hong Kong. @JoyDongHK More about Joy Dong

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