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Firefighters walk to check houses in Maying Village, the Huangcheng Mongolian Township of Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 8, 2022. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan at 1:45 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time). The earthquake affected a total of 5,831 people in the province, and 65 people from 16 households whose homes were damaged have been relocated. More than 5,000 people and more than 1,100 vehicles have been involved in emergency response after the quake. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

XINING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- No casualties have so far been reported following three aftershocks that jolted the Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Wednesday.

Earthquakes of 5.2, 4.8 and 4.5 magnitudes struck the county at 6:20 p.m., 8:16 p.m. and 9:01 p.m., respectively, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The local earthquake bureau held a press conference on Wednesday evening, stating that all three tremors were aftershocks of a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted the county on Saturday.

Experts said that aftershocks in recent days had ranged from magnitudes of 5 to 6, which will not have a major impact on production and residents in nearby areas.

Roads, major industrial and mining enterprises, schools, hospitals and other key facilities in the quake-hit area have not been affected by the three aftershocks so far. 

A herdsman feeds a sheep in Maying Village, the Huangcheng Mongolian Township of Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 10, 2022. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan at 1:45 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time). The earthquake affected a total of 5,831 people in the province, and 65 people from 16 households whose homes were damaged have been relocated. More than 5,000 people and more than 1,100 vehicles have been involved in emergency response after the quake. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

A government worker makes porridge for citizens in the Huangcheng Mongolian Township of Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 10, 2022. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan at 1:45 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time). The earthquake affected a total of 5,831 people in the province, and 65 people from 16 households whose homes were damaged have been relocated. More than 5,000 people and more than 1,100 vehicles have been involved in emergency response after the quake. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

A technician of State Grid Qinghai Electric Power Company checks power transmission lines to make sure the stable operation in Maying Village, the Huangcheng Mongolian Township of Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 9, 2022. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan at 1:45 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time). The earthquake affected a total of 5,831 people in the province, and 65 people from 16 households whose homes were damaged have been relocated. More than 5,000 people and more than 1,100 vehicles have been involved in emergency response after the quake. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

A herdsman prepares hay to feed sheep in Maying Village, the Huangcheng Mongolian Township of Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 9, 2022. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan at 1:45 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time). The earthquake affected a total of 5,831 people in the province, and 65 people from 16 households whose homes were damaged have been relocated. More than 5,000 people and more than 1,100 vehicles have been involved in emergency response after the quake. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)