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According to China’s Xinhua News Agency, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China on the morning of the 23rd.
The earthquake occurred around 2:09 a.m. (local time) in the Usu District of Aksu Prefecture, northwest of the Uyghur Autonomous Region. The epicenter was 41.26 degrees north latitude and 78.63 degrees east longitude, with a depth of about 22㎞.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) suggested that “significant damage could occur, and the disaster could spread widely,” according to AFP.
Beijing Daily and other local media reported that three people have been injured, and no deaths have been reported so far.
According to Reuters, authorities in Kazakhstan, close to the earthquake’s epicenter, also reported a magnitude 6.7 earthquake on the same day. Residents in the Almaty region reportedly evacuated in their nightwear late at night.
The vibrations from the earthquake were also detected in Uzbekistan and New Delhi, India.
Last month in China, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province, resulting in 148 deaths and thousands of displaced people. This was the most significant earthquake damage since the 2014 Yunnan earthquake.
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