UPDATE - 8 killed in 5.5-magnitude quake in northern China
23 others injured in earthquake that hit northwest China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
UPDATES WITH FRESH CASUALTY NUMBERS, EDITS THROUGHOUT
By Fuat Kabakci
BEIJING (AA) - Eight people died and 23 were injured when a 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit northern China on Thursday, state media reported.
Xinhua news agency said the quake hit Taxkorgan County in northwest China’s Xinjiang region at a depth of 8 kilometers (5 miles).
Locals experienced several aftershocks following the tremor, the agency reported.
The earthquake also destroyed more than 1,500 homes and killed around 800 animals. More than 9,000 people were evacuated from the region.
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