Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes China's Xinjiang region


The earthquake struck at 3.44pm local time, with the epicentre at a depth of 10km. - Photo: USGS

BEIJING: China reported on Thursday (Dec 4) a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Xinjiang, a region in the country's northwest that shares a border with Kyrgyzstan, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

The earthquake struck near the county of Akqi near the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border at 3.44pm local time (0744 GMT), with the epicentre at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to CENC.

No reports of casualties or collapsed buildings have been received by local authorities as of 4.34pm local time, state media reported.

Transportation, power and telecommunication in the county are operating as normal, state media said. - Reuters

 

 

 

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