Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 jolts China’s Hotan

By  Shefali Kohli March 15th 2023 10:57 AM

China, March 15 : As per the information by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter scale stuck 263 km south-south-east of Hotan, China on Wednesday. 

As per the sources, the earthquake occurred at 02:32:21 (UTC 05:30) and hit Hotan, China on Wednesday, at a depth of 17 km.

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The earthquake's epicentre was 35.053°N and 81.395°E, respectively.

Notably, Hotan is a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Western China.


No casualties have been reported yet.

Further details are awaited. 

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