eismul s-a produs la ora locală 9:07 (1:07 GMT), la o distanță de 164 de kilometri nord-vest de orașul Hotan și 131 de kilometri sud-est de Shache – localitate cunoscută în limba uigură sub numele de Yarkand – și la o adâncime de 20 de kilometri, a precizat USGS.
Inițial, institutul american a anunțat producerea unui seism cu magnitudinea 6,1, însă apoi a revizuit în creștere estimarea sa.
Cutremurul s-a produs în apropiere de deșertul Taklamakan, vastă întindere nepopulată. În ceea ce privește autoritățile chineze, acestea au anunțat producerea unui seism cu magnitudinea 6,5.
Cel puțin trei persoane au murit în urma seismului în districtul Pishan, unde s-a aflat epicentrul, a anunțat Biroul pentru seisme al guvernului regional, scrie AGERPRES.
Acest district, cu o denstitate a populației foarte scăzută, numără 258.000 de locuitori, dintre care marea majoritate uiguri, musulmani turcofoni.
De asemenea, potrivit autorităților regionale, seismul a avut patru replici cu o magnitudine mai mare de 4 grade.
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