Earthquake hits China, intensity 4.9 on Richter scale

There is no decline in the number of earthquakes; rather, they are all occurring more frequently and worldwide. There are earthquake reports every day, sometimes more than one, from somewhere in the world. The earthquake in China, which occurred today, Wednesday, April 17, is also listed among the earthquakes with a Richter scale intensity of 4.9. This earthquake struck China 34 kilometres to the north-northwest of Kuqa. The earthquake occurred at 9:52 a.m. Indian time today. This earthquake was also verified by China's Geophysics Agency.

The depth of today's earthquake in China was 10 kilometres.

The shock of today's earthquake in China was felt by people in the earthquake-affected area as well as the surrounding areas. However, this earthquake did not cause any damage.

The incidence of earthquakes is increasing across the world. In the last year, cases of earthquakes have been seen at some place or other all over the world. Some earthquakes do not cause any damage, but in the last few months, some earthquakes have been seen which have caused huge destruction. Last year, earthquakes in Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Afghanistan, Nepal and China also caused devastation. The earthquake that occurred in Japan on January 1 this year also caused devastation. The earthquake that occurred in Taiwan on April 3 also caused some devastation. Although not all earthquakes cause devastation, the increase in the number of earthquakes is a matter of concern.