Earthquake Rocks Western Border Area
From Times Wire Reports
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck China’s remote west near the Afghan border, but no deaths or injuries were reported, a local official said.
The quake struck sparsely populated Uluggat county in the Xinjiang region. The walls of some buildings were cracked.
The quake was centered 50 miles west of Kashgar. The city is a former oasis stop on the ancient Silk Road trade route and lies about 2,200 miles west of Beijing.
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