Earthquake in eastern China knocks down houses and injures at least 21

An earthquake in eastern China before dawn Sunday knocked down houses and injured at least 21 people, according to state media, but no deaths were reported. The magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Beijing, the Chinese capital, at 2:33 a.m., according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.4. The quake caused 126 homes to collapse and 21 people were injured, government broadcaster China Central Television and other news outlets reported.

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magnitude 巨大；级别

survey 纵览；调查

collapse 崩塌；倒塌

outlet 出口；插头