According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), a 5. 5 magnitude earthquake struck Zadoi County in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province at 6:06 pm Thursday (Beijing Time).

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 33.58 degrees north latitude and 93.01 degrees east longitude.

This comes a month after more than 200 people were confirmed dead from the devastating earthquake that rocked Japan.

The 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Japan's main island, Honshu's Noto Peninsula, wrecked and overturned buildings, ignited fires, and knocked down infrastructure just as families celebrated New Year's Day.

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Eight days later, dozens of rescuers were battling blocked roads and bad weather to clear the wreckage and reach the over 3,500 people who remained trapped in isolated communities.

 Ishikawa regional authorities announced that 202 individuals had been confirmed dead, up from 180 earlier in the day, and 102 had gone missing, down from 120.