January 23, 2:09，Occurred in Wushi County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang.Magnitude 1 earthquake，Focal depth 22 km。The epicenter was located in Yamansu Kirgiz Township, Wushi County.，It belongs to the alpine region，The average elevation within 5 km of the epicenter is about 3048 meters.，The population is sparse。Aksu area、Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture、Strong tremors were felt in the Kashgar area.。

As of 19:00，Three people were killed in the earthquake.、Five people were injured，Transfer and resettlement of 12426 person。Among，Three people were killed in Akqi County, Kezhou.、Four people were injured，One person was injured in Wushi County, Aksu Prefecture.。At present, the transferred personnel have been properly resettled.，Traffic in the disaster area、Communication、Power facilities are unobstructed，Normal and orderly life of the masses。

After the earthquake，Several rescue forces gathered in the earthquake area.。The Emergency Management Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region organized and coordinated the Xinjiang Fire Rescue Corps with 41 vehicles and 192 people.、57 people from Xinjiang Forest Fire Brigade rushed to the scene.；The Seismological Bureau of the Autonomous Region organized a team of 30 people to go to the earthquake area to carry out guidance work.；A rescue force of 427 people was dispatched in Aksu area.、42 cars，Kezhou dispatched rescue forces of 13 vehicles and 62 people；37 members of the Mine Emergency Rescue Corps of the Autonomous Region、152 rescue equipment（Taiwan），They went to the earthquake area to carry out rescue work.。

Emergency Management Department allocation 2.More than 20,000 cotton tents、Heating Stove、Materials such as cotton-padded clothes were airlifted to Aksu area.，The first batch of about 10,000 relief supplies arrived in the disaster area at noon on the 23rd.，All supplies are expected to arrive from the night of the 23rd to the early morning of the 24th.。
Country（Xinjiang）Emergency Medical Rescue Team and State（Xinjiang）Sudden acute infectious disease prevention and control team has arrived in the earthquake area.，Aksu、Kezhou also organized medical forces to rush to the earthquake area to carry out medical treatment.，At the same time, we should do a good job of appeasing the masses.、Psychological counseling work。

Ministry of Finance、The Ministry of Emergency Management urgently allocated 30 million yuan of central natural disaster relief funds on the 23rd.，Supporting Xinjiang to do a good job in Wushi County, Aksu Prefecture 7.Earthquake relief work of magnitude 1 earthquake，It is used as a whole for emergency rescue and disaster relief.，Focus on personnel search and rescue、Relocation、Danger elimination and other emergency disposal，And emergency monitoring and assessment、Secondary disaster investigation、Repair of damaged houses and other work。

Li Ming, the instructor of the Kulansarik Border Police Station of the Kezhou Border Management Detachment, described the dangerous scene of the rescue scene.：3:08，The police station received a report from the herdsmen that their children were buried under the house of the herdsmen.，The police and the head of Kuransarik Township drove more than 20 kilometers to the rescue.，The trapped children were found and rescued safely at the Chalamati Pastoral Point.。At about 4:30，The trapped children were sent to the hospital by the police for treatment.，Minor head injuries after examination，Not life threatening。

13:00，About 11 hours after the earthquake.，Earthquake Resettlement Site in Yamansu Village, Yamansu Kirgiz Township, Wushi County，Steaming hand-picked rice is cooking in a big iron pot.，The children were playing at the gym.，The villagers gathered together to chat.，Members of the Aksu Fire Rescue Detachment are setting up tents.，Fire rescue workers also popularize fire safety knowledge for the masses.。

That night，Ush 7.Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Earthquake Relief Front Command Held a Press Conference，Introduce the situation of earthquake disaster and earthquake rescue.，All stand up at the press conference.，A moment of silence for the victims。

A reporter asked questions on the spot this time..Reasons for the small number of people injured in the earthquake of magnitude 1。It is understood that，The epicenter of the earthquake was located in a mountainous area at an altitude of more than 3000 meters.，Low population density is one of the reasons.。Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Emergency Management Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region、Director Jia Lin·Nurhamiti said，Another reason is that Xinjiang has fully implemented the rural housing project since 2004.，After nearly 20 years of continuous promotion,，Take the lead in realizing the full coverage of rural housing nationwide。From what we have learned at the scene of the earthquake,，Anjufang in the earthquake area withstood 7..The test of a magnitude 1 earthquake。

At the press conference，Party Secretary of the Civil Affairs Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region、Deputy Director Liu Xinli said.，The civil affairs department of the autonomous region will increase the relief efforts to the people in the disaster areas.，The affected people still have difficulties after the emergency and transitional relief.，Temporary relief will be provided.。Source：China Youth Daily