Magnitude 7.1 earthquake in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region... Homes collapsed - Chinese report

On the morning of the 23rd, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in Aksu district, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The earthquake occurred at 2:09 a.m. (local time) on the 23rd in Aksu district, Usturfan prefecture (
It occurred at 41.26 degrees north latitude, 78.63 degrees east longitude). The depth of the epicenter was 22 km. As of 8:20 a.m. on the same day, 43 aftershocks had been confirmed. Kyzyl, adjacent to Uxturfan province
Aftershocks of magnitude 5 or higher were also confirmed in Akchi Governorate, Kyrgyzstan. Six people were injured in the earthquake in Akchi province, two of them seriously. 47 houses collapsed across the prefecture
, 78 buildings were damaged.