late monday night in china strong earthquake Scared people. The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 7.2 on the Richter scale. The earthquake was so strong that its tremors were felt even in Delhi-NCR and people ran out of their homes. The video after the earthquake is going viral on social media. Talking about the epicenter of the earthquake, it was near the Nepal-China border. These earthquake tremors were so strong that in many areas people were seen running in fear to take shelter in open spaces.
Tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
If reports are to be believed, a strong earthquake of 7.2 magnitude occurred in China’s southern Xinjiang region late Monday night. The National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed through the social media platform ‘X’ that the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 80 kilometers in the southern Xinjiang region of China.
Earthquake of Magnitude:7.2, Occurred on 22-01-2024, 23:39:11 IST, Lat: 40.96 & Long: 78.30, Depth: 80 Km ,Location: Southern Xinjiang, China for more information Download the BhooKamp App https:/ /t.co/FYt0ly86HX@KirenRijiju @Ravi_MoES @Dr_Mishra1966 @ndmaindia @Indiametdept pic.twitter.com/E184snmSyH
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) January 22, 2024
Several aftershocks
Here, according to the information given by China’s government news agency Xinhua, an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude occurred in a remote part of China’s western Xinjiang region in the early hours of Tuesday. People felt the earthquake in Wushu County in Aksu Province just after 2 a.m. local time. After the earthquake, people felt several aftershocks which frightened them.
People came out of their home when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 hits at the China-Kyrgyzstan border.#earthquakes @Europecentrral pic.twitter.com/LFCvr0Xewn
— Kamran Ali Kazmi (@kamranali_jk) January 22, 2024
27 trains stopped running immediately
According to media reports, many houses have collapsed on the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border. Many people have also been injured in this. After the earthquake, Xinjiang Railway Department immediately came into action and immediately stopped the operation of 27 trains.
Why do earthquakes occur?
Let us tell you that there are seven tectonic plates inside the earth, which keep rotating continuously. When these plates collide with each other, they rub. When they climb over each other or move away from them, the ground shakes and gives rise to earthquakes.