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Recently, a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck Minfeng County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang. According to the official measurement of the China Earthquake Network, the earthquake occurred at 8:56 a.m. on September 28, the depth of the epicenter was 10 kilometers, and the center of the earthquake was located at 39.41 degrees north latitude and 83.23 degrees east longitude.
The site of the earthquake is located at an average altitude of about 1066 meters above sea level. Looking back over the past five years, there have been 148 earthquake events of magnitude 3 or higher within 200 kilometers of the epicenter, the largest of which was a 6.1 magnitude earthquake on January 30, 2023, in Shaya County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, 105 kilometers from the epicenter.
We would like to thank the China Earthquake Network for its timely monitoring and information release of seismic activity, which helps remind people to take necessary safety measures. Although earthquakes are unpredictable, we can reduce the potential risk through scientific means.
At this time, let us pray together that the earthquake disaster will not cause serious damage to the local population. At the same time, we also call on everyone to pay attention to earthquake safety knowledge, improve the awareness of self-help and mutual rescue, and jointly contribute to earthquake disaster prevention.
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