This is the best tldr I could make , 66 m a g n i t u d e e a r t h q u a k e s t r i k e ssouthernxinjiangprovince 705669 reduced by 66 %. I ' m a bot An earthquake measuring 6 . 6 on the Richter scale struck the Xinjiang province in northwestern China at 1024 pm local time on Friday . The area affected in southern Xinjiang is said to be not too densely populated , so an earthquake of this magnitude might not lead to heavy losses . Although the exact magnitude of the earthquake is being reported differently by various sources oscillating from 6 . 5 to 6 . 9 on the Richter scale the People # 039 s Daily has said the magnitude is 6 . 6 . Extended Summary Version 1 . 65 , ~ 24948 tldrs so far . % 23 autotldr PM ' s and comments are monitored , constructive feedback is welcome . Top keywords earthquake # 1 magnitude # 2 days # 3 tsunami # 4 struck # 5