- Title: Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China
- Date: 23rd February 2023
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (APRIL 1, 2023) (CCTV - No use China) ANWAR IBRAHIM WALKING IN AND SHAKING HANDS WITH LI QIANG ANWAR AND LI SHAKING HANDS AND POSING FOR PICTURES CAMERAMEN AND PHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE EVENT ANWAR SHAKING HANDS WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS CEREMONY AT GREAT HALL OF PEOPLE ANWAR AND LI STANDING AS THE ANTHEM PLAYS SOLDIERS LINED UP ANWAR AND LI STANDING AS THE CHINESE
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- Keywords: China Tajikistan Xinjiang quake
- Location: XINJIANG, CHINA
- City: XINJIANG, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunami
- Reuters ID: LVA001242023022023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: An earthquake of about 7.2 magnitude occurred in Tajikistan at around 8:37 a.m. (0037 GMT), at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), Chinese state television CCTV reported on Thursday (February 23), citing the China Earthquake Networks Centre.
Video from state media showed ceiling lights swaying in Xinjiang where the tremor was felt.
The epicentre is about 82 km from the nearest border with China and was strongly felt in Kashgar and Artux in the western part of the Xinjiang region, CCTV reported.
Power supply and communication remained normal in Kashgar, state media Xinhua reported.
The regional fire department has not received any reports of casualties yet.
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