Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border, several injuries reported

The epicentre of the quake struck at 2:09am and at a depth of 22 km in the mountainous border area of Wushi County in northwest China’s Xinjiang region.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region on Tuesday with reports of several injuries and collapsed houses, Chinese state media reported.