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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
VOANews ("Voice of America") wrote:
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region early Tuesday, causing extensive damage, and leaving three people dead, authorities said.
The quake was the latest in a series of seismic events and natural disasters to hit the vast country's western regions.
The quake rocked Uchturpan county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m. local time Monday, the China Earthquake Networks Center said.