A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted China's far-western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region early Tuesday, leaving at least three people dead with several others injured and forcing about 12,000 people to evacuate, according to Chinese state-run media reports.The epicenter of the 2:09 a.m. quake was a depth of some 22 kilometers in Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture, within a mountainous border area between China and Kyrgyzstan, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing the China Earthquake Networks Center.Residents have been warned to stay away from damaged houses as the main quake was followed…READ FULL ARTICLE
