Magnitude 6.3 earthquake kills 1, injures 4 in China: report

BEIJING, June 16 — A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the ​northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai ‌on Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring four others, state media ​reported, citing emergency authorities.The quake ​struck a high-altitude area in the ⁠prefecture of Haixi in Qinghai ​with a depth of ten kilometers ​at 5:06 p.m.Beijing time (0906 GMT) on Tuesday, the China Earthquake Networks Center said.State ​media said all workers at ​coal mines near the epicenter have been ‌evacuated, and authorities are still assessing casualties and property damage.Earlier, state agency Xinhua reported that rescue teams were ​rushing to ​the ⁠site to search for people trapped and were assessing ​risks of secondary disasters.China’s earthquake ​administration ⁠has activated emergency response for the temblor, which was followed by ⁠several ​aftershocks, including one measured ​at a magnitude of 4.9....