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4.7 magnitude earthquake hits China’s Hotan

No casualties have been reported yet.

ANI | New Delhi | March 15, 2023 10:59 am

4.7 magnitude earthquake hits China’s Hotan

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter scale struck 263 km south-south-east of Hotan, China on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

Hotan is a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Western China.

The earthquake occurred at 02:32:21 (UTC+05:30) and hit Hotan, China on Wednesday, at a depth of 17 km, the USGS informed.

The earthquake’s epicentre was 35.053°N and 81.395°E, respectively.
No casualties have been reported yet.

Further details awaited.

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