Earthquake death toll in Northwest China's Qinghai rises to 22

(ECNS) -- Twenty-two people have been found dead, 198 people injured, and 12 people still missing as of 8:56 p.m. Wednesday in Qinghai Province after the 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Northwest China at midnight Monday, the local emergency management department said.

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake jolted Northwest China's Gansu Province at 11:59 p.m. Monday, with a depth of 10 kilometers. 

By Wednesday morning, a total of 113 people were confirmed dead in Gansu.