Photos | 7.1 magnitude earthquake rattles part of western China
The quake was the latest in a series of seismic events and natural disasters to hit China's western regions.
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A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region early Tuesday, injuring six people and damaging more than 120 homes in freezing cold weather, authorities said. (AP)
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In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, soldiers can be seen clearing rocks caused by the earthquake in Aksu prefecture, China’s Xinjiang on Tuesday.(AP)
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Aksu authorities reported that the quake downed power lines but electricity was quickly restored. (AP)
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47 houses collapsed, 78 houses were damaged and some agricultural structures collapsed, the government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region posted on its official Weibo social media account.(CCTV via AP)
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