HE earthquake 7.1 degrees magnitude The incident that shook China’s Xinjiang region (northwest) this morning It has left no victims so far, but it has caused damage. According to preliminary reports from local authorities, in the areas of housing and infrastructure. According to the China Seismological Network Center, the epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 02:09 local time (18:09 GMT), was at a depth of 22 kilometers and mainly affected the Wushi district of Aksu prefecture. Earthquake was followed Numerous aftershocks, the largest measuring 5.3 degreesstated the institution.
According to the China Daily newspaper, the Xinjiang Seismological Agency stated that the epicenter was about 50 kilometers away from Wushi and there were five towns within a 20-kilometer radius. According to the newspaper, two houses and several barns collapsed in the epicenter area, where the power outage was also partially interrupted and electricity was restored.
The affected area is located in a mountainous region near China’s border with Kyrgyzstan, where the temperature last night was about ten degrees below zero. Tremors were felt in many cities in Xinjiang, such as Kashgar, Hotal and the capital Urumqi, and even the highest floors of buildings shook, according to residents’ statements to local media. “I thought the earthquake would get me out of bed,” said Cao Yanglong, who stayed on the 21st floor of a hotel in Aksu during a business trip.
Local and state authorities have already dispatched rescue and emergency crews to the epicenter area. They keep 800 people, 182 vehicles and 32 search dogs on the move in case action is necessary.
The 6.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Gansu and Qinghai provinces in northwestern China on December 18 killed at least 151 people, caused serious damage to infrastructure, and destroyed more than 200,000 houses. The December quake was the deadliest earthquake recorded in the Asian country since an earthquake in the southern Yunnan province in August 2014 killed 617 people.