Urumqi (CNS) –An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, where the Yining County and the Gongliu County meet, in northwestern China's Xinjiang, at 8:21 a.m. on Tuesday.
The epicenter is located at 43.6 degrees northern latitude and 82.4 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 kilometers.
The quake lasted almost 30 seconds, according to a local netizen.
No casualties have been reported yet. A ten-member rescue team led by the Xinjiang Seismological Bureau has been sent to affected areas.
