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China: Earthquake: 2011/11/01 Country Information on DRR

Period 2011/11/01
Country or District China
Event Type Earthquake
Outline A 6.0-magnitude quake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in the morning of 2 November 2011. About 143,800 people have been affected and more than 2,453 houses toppled.
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Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Xinhua 2011/11/03
No casualties have been reported so far. A total of 63,600 houses have been damaged, with 25,100 of them damaged severely, resulting in direct economic losses of 358 million yuan (56.4 million U.S. dollars), local officials said.

USGS Earthquake Hazard Program
Magnitude 5.6 Date-Time Tuesday, November 01, 2011 at 00:21:28 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Tuesday, November 01, 2011 at 08:21:28 AM local time at epicenter Location 43.64N 82.43E Depth 28 kilometers Region NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA

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OCHA 2011/11/04
China: Earthquake (as of 03 Nov 2011)