Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Hit China on July 3, 2015 - 3 Killed

China was hit by magnitude 6.1 earthquake on July 3, 2015 which killed at least 3 people. Several establishments were damaged. Officials are assessing the situation in the province of Xinjiang, China.

According to US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was in 160km of Hotan and it has 10km in deep.

“If many people are gathered in one place during an earthquake, it can lead to a serious disaster, but in this case, there were relatively few people so it isn’t so serious,” ayon sa pahayag ng isang Chinese official.


“The buildings are all shaking, and there are people everywhere outside.” 

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