China's Xinjiang on late Monday night was jolted by a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Xinjiang earthquake was even felt in New Delhi-NCR region. National Center for Seismology confirmed China Earthquake and in a statement wrote, "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." As per Chinese media reports, several injuries were reported and some houses even collapsed along the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border. Furthermore, the Xinjiang railway department immediately stopped operations and 27 trains following the quake. Now, multiple China Earthquake videos are going viral on social media.
In one of Xinjiang earthquake videos, residents living in 10-storey building can be seen rushing downstairs in order to escape the massive tremor. In another China Earthquake video, a resident recorded what it was like inside the room when the 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the nation.
Talking about China Earthquake, the local media reported that as many as 14 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 and above were recorded near the epicentre Wushi County in China's northwestern region. The largest aftershock was 5.3 magnitude, about 17 kms away from the epicentre.
Furthermore, Chinese authorities activated emergency response services and several departments coordinated relief efforts, providing cotton tents, coats, quilts, mattresses, folding beds and heating stoves. Not only this, but in Kazakhstan, the emergencies ministry reported the same earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7.
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