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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes China-Kyrgyzstan Border

On Wednesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) stated that an earthquake of magnitude 5.67 rocked the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region, barely a day after a magnitude 7.1 quake in the same area.

On Tuesday, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the same area.

Also read: 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang Border

According to the reports, the earthquake caused the collapse of dwellings, killing at least three people and injuring five.

“The aftershock on Wednesday was very shallow, at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles)”, the German Research Center for Geosciences noted.

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Spriha Rai

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