The Chinese Seismological Network discovered four strong earthquakes this morning (March 21) in Yu Tian district, west of Xinjiang.
Red is the place close to the earthquake
(Photo: Reuters)
The strongest earthquake reached 7.3 richter. This is also the earliest earthquake occurred around 7:30 am (Vietnam time). Three smaller earthquakes with a magnitude of 5 - 5.2 magnitudes ensued then between 8am and 9am.
There is no information about the number of casualties or damage.
Xinjiang has a sparse population, mostly Muslims. Ngoc Dien District (230 km from southeast of Hoa Dien City) has a population of 2.3 million people, mostly Uighur farmers.
China has a few earthquakes a year, but mostly in sparsely populated areas and no casualties.
