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A 6.6-magnitude earthquake has jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, shaking buildings and cutting electricity in the remote mountainous area. At least 17 people have been injured.
The epicenter is along the border of the region's Hejing and Xinyuan counties, at 43.4 degrees north and 84.8 degrees east. Saturday morning's quake was "strongly felt" in Urumqi, where residents rushed into the streets. Some residents living in Xinyuan County said they were shaken out of bed. Officials of the region's Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture says, rescuers have been dispatched to the sparsely populated area to search for casualties.
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| A 6.6-magnitude earthquake has jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, shaking buildings and cutting electricity in the remote mountainous area. At least 17 people have been injured. |
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Editor:Bai Yang |Source: CNTV.CN
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