Xinjiang quake wreaks havoc |
http://www.sina.com.cn 2003/05/06 11:28 Shanghai Daily |
A strong earthquake that jolted Yopurga County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Sunday caused the death of an old person and slightly injured three others. The old person died of heart disease as a result of the quake that hit Yopurga at 11:44 pm, local sources said yesterday. The quake, which measured 5.8 degrees on the Richter scale, hit 10 kilometers to the south of the epicenter of the February 24 temblor - 6.8 degrees on the Richter scale - that shook Jiashi and Bachu counties. Sunday's quake flattened more than 1,600 houses, damaged another 2,400 homes and killed over 1,000 heads of livestock, according to the regional seismological bureau. |
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