A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region at 3:05 a.m. on July 25, according to the region’s Seismological Bureau Station. The epicenter was 6.2 miles deep and located 117 miles from the city of Altay near the border with Mongolia.
Initial reports from state media Monday night say that 460 people were evacuated and 23,000 affected in the two counties of Qinghe and Fuyun.
No deaths were reported.
Two other quakes occurred the same day, in Japan and New Guinea. The Japanese quake was close to the region damaged by quake and tsunami in March and registered 6.2 magnitude, according to U.S. Geological Survey initial estimates.
Though deep earthquakes release more energy, little of it reaches the surface. Shallow earthquakes are regarded as more dangerous to structures and populated areas.
The region had a similar magnitude earthquake (5.8) on Dec. 16, 1980.
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