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China: Earthquake: 2008/03/21
GLIDE: EQ-2008-000050-CHN
| Period | 2008/03/21 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | China |
| Event Type | Earthquake |
| Outline | A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck in Xinjiang province in north-west China. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| NDRCC 2008/03/22 | ||
| Affected: 44,365 | Destroyed houses: 210 Damaged houses: 5,277 |
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Report/Articles
NDRCC 2008/03/22
Due to the earthquake on 21 March 2008, 44,365 people were affected in Xinjiang. Also 210 houses were collapsed and 5,277 houses were damaged. (Chinese)
Xinhua News 2008/03/21
At least a dozen earthquakes jolted Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China\'s remote northwest on Friday.
Four houses in Pulu, the nearest village to the epicenter located in the sparsely-inhabited Kunlun Mountain region, collapsed during the first tremor, but the dwellers escaped.
Geographycal Data
USGS Earthquake Hazard Program
Magnitude 7.2 - XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION