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BEIJING (AP) — A huge 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked a remote part of China’s western Xinjiang region early Tuesday, according to state-run Xinhua News Agency. The quake struck Wushu county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m. local time, the China Earthquake Networks Center reported.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred in the Tian Shan mountain range, a seismically active region known for infrequent but significant earthquakes. State broadcaster CCTV reported several aftershocks, with the strongest registering up to 4.5 magnitude.
The tremors were felt as far away as the neighboring countries Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, with people in the Kazakh capital of Almaty reportedly leaving their homes, according to the Russian news agency Tass.