Quake Causes Damage, Injuries in China's Xinjiang Region

[NewsReporter]

VOA - World News

BEIJING - A strong earthquake damaged buildings and injured at least one person seriously in China's far west Xinjiang region, the government said Monday.
    
Rescue teams were sent to Peyzawat county, an area east of the city of Kashgar, after the Sunday night quake. State broadcaster CCTV showed a cluster of small collapsed brick buildings and partially fallen walls that fronted properties along the street.
    
The Ministry of Emergency Management said a number of people were injured, one seriously. CCTV reported at least two had minor injuries.
    
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck at 9:21 p.m. at a depth of 16 kilometers (10 miles), the China Earthquake Networks Center said. The epicenter was 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Peyzawat and shaking was felt in the cities of Kashgar and Artux, the center said.
    
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the earthquake's magnitude as 6.0 and its depth as 11 kilometers (7 miles).
    
Earthquakes occur frequently in the region, which borders central Asia.