A 6.6-magnitude?earthquake?hit an area bordering Minxian and Zhangxian counties, Dingxi city, Northwest China's Gansu province at 07:45 am, July 22.

Communication is cut off in Minxian and Zhangxian counties.

The epicenter, with a depth of 20 km, was monitored at 34.521 degrees north latitude and 104.23 degrees east longitude, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Taihe village in Dingxi city was badly damaged in the quake, with almost all houses collapsed, according to Gansu Daily.

No report on loss and casualty has been released.