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Elderly men rest at a school dormitory used as shelter for residents displaced in the aftermath of an earthquake in Wushi county in China's western Xinjiang region on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region, killing three people and damaging or collapsing more than 120 homes in freezing cold weather. The quake rocked a mountainous county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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'Very strong' 7.1 magnitude quake in western China kills 3 as officials cite sparse population there
By KEN MORITSUGU AND HAN NG GUAN - Associated Press
Mon,01/22/24-1:42PM , 495 Reads
UCHTURPAN, China (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in a remote part of China’s western Xinjiang region killed at least three people and caused extensive damage in freezing weather, officials said Tuesday while suggesting that the area's sparse population contributed to the “very strong” quake's low death toll.
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