Earthquake hits Chinese region of Xinjiang

BEIJING— A moderate quake with a magnitude of 5.2 hit the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang on Saturday, seismologists said.

By (AFP)

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Published: Sat 1 Jan 2011, 10:50 AM

Last updated: Thu 13 Feb 2020, 6:09 PM

The quake struck just before 10:00 am (0200 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) with its epicentre 68 kilometres west of Kashi, the US Geological Survey said.
China’s state-run news agency, Xinhua, said there were no early reports of casualties.
Xinjiang is a vast mountainous region in the north-west of China, covering around a sixth of the country.
 
 
 
 


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