Large 7.2 earthquake strikes China

March 21, 2008 

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 7.2 has struck the Xinjiang region of China. The Earthquake Administration of China has reported the quake to be a 7.3 magnitude. 
The quake struck at 6:33 a.m. (local time) and its epicenter was located 228 kilometers (142 miles) southeast of Hotan and 780 k.m. (485 miles) east, northeast of Islamabad, Pakistan. The depth was recorded at 37.2 k.m. (23.1 miles). 
According to USGS geophysicist Dale Grant, this is the largest quake on record to hit the region. The largest quake on record occurred in China in 1556 in Shaanxi and had a magnitude of at least 8.0, killing over 830,000 people.
Large 7.2 earthquake strikes China March 21 , 2008 According to the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 7.2 has struck the Xinjiang region of China . The Earthquake Administration of China has reported the quake to be a 7.3 magnitude . The quake struck at 6:33 a.m. ( local time ) and its epicenter was located 228 kilometers ( 142 miles ) southeast of Hotan and 780 k.m . ( 485 miles ) east , northeast of Islamabad , Pakistan . The depth was recorded at 37.2 k.m . ( 23.1 miles ) . According to USGS geophysicist Dale Grant , this is the largest quake on record to hit the region . The largest quake on record occurred in China in 1556 in Shaanxi and had a magnitude of at least 8.0 , killing over 830,000 people .
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