Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Strikes China's Xinjiang; Follows Recent 4.9 Tremor

• A magnitude 4.3 earthquake hit China's Xinjiang province on March 10, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
• This follows a magnitude 4.9 quake in Xinjiang on March 5, which occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it more dangerous.
• China is highly prone to seismic activity, situated between the circum-Pacific and circum-Indian seismic belts and squeezed by major tectonic plates.
• Since the early 20th century, China has experienced over 800 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater, affecting almost all provinces.
• Historically, these events have caused over 270,000 deaths and destroyed millions of rooms, posing significant challenges.