Tremors Felt In Delhi-NCR As Major Quake Jolts China's Xinjiang
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Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR on late Monday as a strong earthquake jolted China's Xinjiang.
New Delhi, Jan 23: Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR on late Monday as a strong earthquake jolted China's Xinjiang.
"Earthquake of Magnitude:7.2, Occurred on 22-01-2024, 23:39:11 IST, Lat: 40.96 & Long: 78.30, Depth: 80 Km,Location: Southern Xinjiang, China," the National Center for Seismology said on X.
The US Geological Survey, which estimated the intensity of the quake at 7 on the Richter Scale, said that it occurred 129 km west by nortthwest of China's Aykol, and neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, Tajikstan, and Kazakhstan were also impacted.
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✨A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck southern Xinjiang earlier on Monday too, reports said.
(IANS)
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