A strong, shallow quake shook southwestern China near the border with Myanmar, killing at least three people and injuring more than two dozen as authorities rushed relief goods including tents to the area.
A second, 7.3-magnitude quake hit early Saturday (local time) in the southern part of Qinghai province in central China, about 1000km north of the first quake.
While there were no reports of casualties, roads were damaged in Maduo county.
Aftershocks continued into Saturday morning, with multiple smaller temblors recorded by China's earthquake administration. US Geological Survey geophysicist Jonathan Tytell said the two quakes were not related.
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