It struck southern Xinjiang, a vast region bordering central Asia, at a relatively shallow depth of 12 kilometres, USGS added.
Its epicentre was 330 kilometres (205 miles) northwest of Athens at a depth of just 17 kilometres, the institute said. (Photo: Representational Image)
Beijing: A powerful 6.5 magnitude quake rocked far western China Friday night, USGS reported.
It struck southern Xinjiang, a vast region bordering central Asia, at a relatively shallow depth of 12 kilometres (seven miles), USGS added. The quake hit near the Tajik border and approximately 172 kilometres west of the Chinese city of Kashgar.
( Source : AFP )
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