On April 14, 2010, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the Yushu prefecture in the Qinghai province of China, followed by several aftershocks. Many hundred people were reported dead, injured or missing. Buildings collapsed or were severly damaged. Road network and communication lines were interrupted.

		ZKI satellite image maps: Earthquake in the Qinghai province April 16, 2010 - 22:05 UTC, updated April 22, 2010 - 17:02 UTC The maps of ZKI show the situation before and after the earthquake and are based on LANDSAT, SPOT-5, Geoeye-1 and Quickbird scenes.  More ...