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Overview

About 143,800 people have been affected and more than 2,453 houses toppled after a 6.0-magnitude quake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on 1 Nov 2011. (Xinhua, 3 Nov 2011)

Affected countries

China
China: Earthquake in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Nov 2011 — 7 found
20 Jan 2012
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China
Appeal No. MAACN001 Programme update no. 2

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IFRC
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In brief

Disaster response - As of 20 December 2011, various natural disasters this year had left 1,081 people dead or missing in China, 440 million people affected and created over 311 billion yuan (approx. 49 billion dollars) in direct economic losses.[1] In the second half of 2011, China was hit mainly by several floods and earthquakes. With the support of IFRC regional delegation, the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) responded swiftly to the serious disasters with relief items and other assistance needed.

03 Nov 2011
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China
143,800 people affected by 6.0-magnitude earthquake in China's Xinjiang

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Xinhua

URUMQI, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- About 143,800 people have been affected and more than 2,453 houses toppled after a 6.0-magnitude quake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region Tuesday morning, local authorities said Thursday.

The quake rocked the border area of Yining and Gongliu counties in the Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili at 8:21 a.m., knocking down several corrals and damaging nearby houses, officials with the region's earthquake administration said.

03 Nov 2011
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China
Central gov't sends relief goods to quake-hit Xinjiang

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Xinhua

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The Ministry of Civil Affairs on Wednesday sent 2,000 cotton tents and other relief materials to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the wake of a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that occurred in the region Tuesday morning.

Relief materials sent to quake-hit areas in the Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili also included 3,000 folding beds, 10,000 cotton-padded quilts and 10,000 coats.

01 Nov 2011
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Dozens of houses collapse in China quake

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Agence France-Presse

BEIJING — A moderate earthquake in remote northwestern China has destroyed dozens of houses and damaged many more, but there have been no reported casualties, government officials and state media said Tuesday.

More than 50 houses collapsed and hundreds of homes were damaged after the 5.4-magnitude quake jolted the border area of Yining and Gongliu counties in Xinjiang, the local earthquake bureau said on its official microblog.

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01 Nov 2011
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China initiates third-class emergency response for moderate quake in Xinjiang

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Xinhua

BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- China Earthquake Administration (CEA) initiated third-class emergency response to a 6.0-magnitude quake that jolted the country's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region early Tuesday morning.

The quake hit the border area of Yining and Gongliu counties, and no casualties have been reported so far.

The quake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked the Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili at 8:21 a.m., knocking down several corrals and damaging nearby houses, officials with the region's earthquake administration said.