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Quake hits China, tremors felt in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Materials 8 December 2016 11:00 (UTC +04:00)
An earthquake of MPV 6.1 magnitude struck China, while tremors were felt in several Kazakh cities
Quake hits China, tremors felt in Kazakhstan

Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 8
By Elena Kosolapova - Trend:
An earthquake of MPV 6.1 magnitude struck China, while tremors were felt in several Kazakh cities, said the Seismological Experimental-Methodical Expedition of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education of Kazakhstan.
The earthquake occurred Dec. 8 at 11:15 a.m. Almaty time (05:15 a.m. GMT).

The epicenter of the quake was located 757 kilometers to the east of the city of Almaty at a depth of 5 kilometers.

The quake's tremors of 3 points on the MSK scale were felt in Kazakh city of Zaysan, tremors of 2-3 points were felt in the cities of Taldykorgan and Zharkent, tremors of 2 points were felt in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk.
There was no information about possible victims or damage.

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