The 2010 Yushu earthquake struck on April 14, 2010, and registered a magnitude of 6.9Mw[6] (USGS, EMSC) or 7.1Ms[2][7] (CEA, CENC). It originated in Yushu, Qinghai, China, at 7:49 am local time.[1][8] According to the Xinhua News Agency, 2,698 people have been confirmed dead, 270 missing, and 12,135 injured of which 1,434 are severely injured.[4] The epicenter was located in Rima village (日玛村/日麻村), Upper Laxiu township (上拉秀乡) of Yushu County,[9][10] in remote and rugged terrain, near the border of Tibet Autonomous Region. The epicenter is about 30 km from Gyêgu town or Jyekundo, the seat of Yushu County,[11] and about 240 km from Qamdo.[5] The epicenter was in a sparsely populated area on the Tibetan plateau that is regularly hit by earthquakes.[12]