Beijing. The tremor was felt near China’s border with Tajikistan. The tremor was so strong that it was also felt in Kashgar and Artax in the western part of Xinjiang region. The epicenter of this earthquake is about 82 km away from the nearest border with China.
China’s state television CCTV reported on Thursday that an earthquake of about 7.3 magnitude occurred at around 8:37 am (0037 GMT) near the border of China’s Xinjiang region and Tajikistan.
This earthquake has come at such a time, whereas just a few days ago this disaster shook Turkey and Syria. The powerful earthquake that occurred on February 6 brought a scene of devastation in both the countries.
More than 44 thousand people lost their lives, while 15 lakh people have become homeless. The intensity of this earthquake in Turkey and Syria was measured at 7.8 on the Richter scale.
