Its magnitude was 6.8 points. According to the Geological Survey of the United States of America, the epicenter of the tremors was within 98 kilometers of the British-owned High Island.

The hearth of the earthquake lay at a depth of ten kilometers. At the same time, the Geological Service assured that there is no danger of a tsunami after the earthquake.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the Chinese Autonomous Region of Xinjiang Uygur on the night of Thursday, May 11, there was a powerful earthquake. Its magnitude was 5.5 points.

As a result of the disaster four people died.