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This Article is From Nov 25, 2016

6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits China's Xinjiang Region: US Geological Survey

6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits China's Xinjiang Region: US Geological Survey
A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocked far western China on Friday night
Beijing: A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocked far western China on Friday night, United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. 

It struck southern Xinjiang, a vast region bordering central Asia, at a relatively shallow depth of 12 kilometres (seven miles), USGS added. 

The quake hit near the Tajik border and approximately 172 kilometres west of the Chinese city of Kashgar.

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