According to the State Seismological Bureau of China , tremors were recorded at 7.49 (3.49 MSK ) .
The epicenter was at a depth of 33 kilometers in the county of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in southern Qinghai Province. Yushu county borders the province of Sichuan and Tibet Autonomous Region .
According to " Zhongguo sinven ," the county destroyed 90% of buildings .
Media reported that in the area survived the tragedy of the school and district administration . According to incoming information from the scene , the county violated cellular communications, no electricity.
At the moment of impact the underground elements of the village residents for the most part were in their homes - single-storey buildings made of wood and clay.