A 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Wushi County, Xinjiang

　　China News Service, Kashgar, Xinjiang, January 23 (Ma Xiaodong) According to the official measurement of the China Seismological Network: at 2:09 on January 23, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Wushi County (41.26 degrees north latitude, 78.63 degrees east longitude) in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang , the focal depth is 22 kilometers.

As of press time, multiple aftershocks had occurred, with the maximum magnitude being 5.3.

　　The reporter learned from the Xinjiang Fire Rescue Corps that the epicenter was Yamansu Township, Wushi County.

As of 5:23 that day, there were local reports that two vacant houses had collapsed and some houses had cracks. There were no reports of casualties.

　　It is understood that after the earthquake, the Aksu Regional Fire Rescue Detachment immediately dispatched an earthquake rescue advance team of 2 vehicles and 10 people from the Wushi County Fire Rescue Brigade to go to the epicenter area for exploration.

At 3:31 that day, a light rescue team from the Aksu Regional Fire Rescue Detachment with 13 vehicles and 60 people rushed to the epicenter to investigate the damage.

　　As of 5:54, the epicenter fire and rescue team of the Aksu Prefecture Fire Rescue Detachment had inspected 120 households in 1 township and 5 villages, evacuated 90 people, and evacuated 36 dangers and obstacles.

At 6:27 on the 23rd, the epicenter fire and rescue team of the Aksu Prefecture Fire Rescue Detachment was conducting an investigation at the epicenter.

Photo courtesy of Xinjiang Fire Rescue Corps

　　According to statistics from Xinjiang Fire and Rescue Corps staff, after the first earthquake in Wushi County, the Xinjiang Fire and Rescue Corps immediately launched the first-level earthquake disaster response mechanism and assembled a total of 2 heavy rescue teams, 6 light rescue teams, and 8 mobile rescue teams in Xinjiang. The team has a total of 182 vehicles, 800 people, 32 dogs, and 29,156 pieces (sets) of equipment on standby in the camp area, ready for reinforcements at any time.

　　The reporter learned from the Kashgar Prefecture Fire Rescue Detachment that at 5:30 that day, 100 fire rescue personnel, 22 fire trucks, and 2 search and rescue dogs from the heavy earthquake rescue professional team of the detachment set off for Wushi County for rescue.

(over)