At least 110 killed after M6.2 earthquake jolts northwest China

China have upgraded the national earthquake emergency response to Level II after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted northwest China late Monday evening.

The quake jolted Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province, five kilometers from the border between Gansu and adjacent Qinghai Province.

It so far has killed 100 people in Gansu and 11 in neighboring Qinghai. The earthquake relief headquarters of China's State Council, along with the Ministry of Emergency Management, have dispatched a work team to the earthquake-stricken areas.