State broadcaster CCTV said at least 113 people were killed in northwestern Gansu province and 18 more in neighbouring Qinghai after a shallow tremor on Monday night damaged thousands of buildings.
Almost 1,000 were injured across the two provinces, according to state news agency Xinhua.
The quake was China's deadliest since 2014, when more than 600 people were killed in southwestern Yunnan province.
AFP reporters saw families sheltering in makeshift tents constructed from wooden poles and tarpaulins... Читать дальше...