Tian Wen, vice chairwoman of the government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, works on a chartered plane carring rescuers while heading for the quake-hit Hotan, in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 12, 2014. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Yutian County in the prefecture of Hotan at 17:19 p.m., according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. An ensuing 5.7-magnitude quake hit the same area at 5:24 p.m. at a depth of 5 km, followed by several quakes below 5-magnitude. So far, no casualties have been reported. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
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