China News Service, June 26, according to the official Weibo news of the Fire and Rescue Bureau of the Emergency Management Department, at 5:5 on the 26th, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in Yutian County, Hotan District, Xinjiang, with a focal depth of 8 kilometers. As of now, no relevant alarms and reports of casualties have been received. Hotan Fire Rescue Detachment, Aksu Fire Rescue Detachment and Kashi Fire Rescue Detachment have made emergency preparations.
Screenshot of the official Weibo of the Fire and Rescue Bureau of the Emergency Management Department
At 5:5 on June 26, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in Yutian County (35.73 degrees north latitude, 82.33 degrees east longitude) in Hotan, Xinjiang, with a focal depth of 8 kilometers. The population within 50 km of the epicenter is extremely sparse, with a population of approximately 720 within 100 km. There are no villages within 20 kilometers of the earthquake and no townships within 100 kilometers. There is no obvious earthquake sensation in Yutian County.
After the earthquake, the Xinjiang Fire Rescue Corps immediately launched the earthquake emergency rescue plan, and 10 people from 2 vehicles of the forward team dispatched to the Chaoyang Road Fire Rescue Station in Tian County were rushing to the epicenter, and other earthquake rescue forces of the Hotan Fire Rescue Detachment immediately assembled and stood by.
As of now, no relevant alarms and reports of casualties have been received. Hotan Fire Rescue Detachment, Aksu Fire Rescue Detachment and Kashi Fire Rescue Detachment have made emergency preparations.