China-Earthquake/Xinjiang
Jinghe County, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Aug 9, 2017
1. Surveillance video showing commodities falling down from shelves
2. Commodities scattered on ground in supermarket
Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Aug 9, 2017
3. Surveillance video showing residential house shaking
4. Fish tank, pendant lamp shaking
5. Plants, TV lying on floor
6. People standing on street
Jinghe County, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Aug 9, 2017
7. Damaged houses
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8. Photos showing damaged houses
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Jinghe County at 07:27 Wednesday in the Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region following Tuesday's strong earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
No casualties have been reported so far.
The epicenter was recorded at a point 44.27 degrees north latitude and 82.89 degrees east longitude, with the focus at a depth of 11 km, the center said in a statement.
Most people were sleeping when the quake struck. The city's hi-rises were shaking for about 10 seconds.
Surveillance video at a local supermarket showed commodities falling down from shelves.
Residents in the city of Kuitun, some 160 kilometers away from the epicenter, felt strong tremors. A video recording showed a pendant lamp and a fish tank at a residential house shaking violently.
Many houses in Jinghe were seriously damaged by the quake, according to preliminary reports.
Xinjiang's Jinghe County has a population of about 140,000.
China-Earthquake/Xinjiang
Dateline : Aug 9, 2017
Location : Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,China
Duration : 1'23
Jinghe County, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Aug 9, 2017
1. Surveillance video showing commodities falling down from shelves
2. Commodities scattered on ground in supermarket
Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Aug 9, 2017
3. Surveillance video showing residential house shaking
4. Fish tank, pendant lamp shaking
5. Plants, TV lying on floor
6. People standing on street
Jinghe County, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Aug 9, 2017
7. Damaged houses
++MUTE++
8. Photos showing damaged houses
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Jinghe County at 07:27 Wednesday in the Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region following Tuesday's strong earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
No casualties have been reported so far.
The epicenter was recorded at a point 44.27 degrees north latitude and 82.89 degrees east longitude, with the focus at a depth of 11 km, the center said in a statement.
Most people were sleeping when the quake struck. The city's hi-rises were shaking for about 10 seconds.
Surveillance video at a local supermarket showed commodities falling down from shelves.
Residents in the city of Kuitun, some 160 kilometers away from the epicenter, felt strong tremors. A video recording showed a pendant lamp and a fish tank at a residential house shaking violently.
Many houses in Jinghe were seriously damaged by the quake, according to preliminary reports.
Xinjiang's Jinghe County has a population of about 140,000.
ID : 8057859
Published : 2017-08-09 09:45
Last Modified : 2017-08-10 01:24:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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