BEIJING, China: A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled China’s northwestern Xinjiang region yesterday, injuring at least 17 people according to state media.
The quake, at a shallow depth of 9.8 kilometres, had its epicentre 99 kilometres south of the city of Dushanzi, the US Geological Survey said — in a remote, mountainous area.
But the tremor was felt strongly in Xinjiang’s regional capital of Urumqi nearly 300 kilometres away, as well as in the major cities of Dushanzi and Kuitun, China Central Television said.
At least 17 people were reported injured, one of them seriously, it added. — AFP