7.1-magnitude earthquake rattles part of western China; 6 injured, 47 houses collapse

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Authorities in China's far western Xinjiang region say six people were injured and more than 120 houses damaged or destroyed in Tuesday's earthquake...

The government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region posted on its official Weibo account that two were seriously injured and four had minor injuries..

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Uchturpan county, called Wushi county in Mandarin, in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 am, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said..

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