Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Strikes Xinjiang, China

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China on Thursday reported a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Xinjiang, a region in the country’s northwest that shares a border with Kyrgyzstan, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

The earthquake struck near the county of Akqi near the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border at 3:44 pm local time, with the epicenter at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to CENC.

Elsewhere, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Additionally, the UAE recorded a mild earthquake, with residents feeling a ‘slight’ tremor.