4.8 magnitude earthquake hits China's Xinjiang


A magnitude of 4.8 earthquake hit  China's northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 

On Saturday, It shakes Aheqi County in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu in U

It's epicenter was at a depth of 12 kilometers  according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

Before this, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook an area near Oklahoma’s capital late Friday night, followed by smaller quakes during the next several hours, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The agency said the earthquake struck at 11.24pm and was centered 8kms (5 miles) north-west of Prague, Oklahoma, about 57 miles(92km) east of Oklahoma City.

Residents across the state from Lawton to Enid to Tulsa reported feeling the shaking to the USGS.

The initial earthquake was followed by at least eight smaller temblors through Saturday morning, ranging in strength from magnitude 2.5 to 3.4, according to the geological survey.

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