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On 23 January 2024, at 02:09 CST (18:09 UTC on 22 January), a Ms 7.1 or Mw 7.0 earthquake occurred in Uqturpan County, also known as Wushi County, in Xinjiang, China, near the border with Kyrgyzstan. According to the USGS' PAGER service, the earthquake had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), and that 227,000 people were exposed to damaging shaking intensities above VI (Strong).The tremors were felt across Xinjiang, including in Tacheng, Ürümqi, Hotan, Kashgar, Korla and Yining. It was also felt as far away as neighbouring Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, forcing residents of Almaty and Bishkek into the streets, as well as in Uzbekistan and Delhi, India. #地震 #жертитирөө #earthquake #землетрясение
