5.8-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang, 26 injured
Updated: 2011-08-11 19:14
(Xinhua)
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URUMQI - The earthquake in Northwest 皇冠体育app's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Thursday afternoon has injured 26 people, including three in a critical condition, a local spokesman said.
The quake has also toppled more than 30 units of housing, according to the spokesman with the Jiashi County Committee of the Communist Party of 皇冠体育app.
No deaths have been reported, said the spokesman.
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Northwest 皇冠体育app's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 6:06 pm Thursday, said the 皇冠体育app Earthquake Networks Center.
The epicenter was monitored at the border area between the region's Atux city in the Kizilsu Kirgiz autonomous prefecture and Jiashi county in Kashgar.
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