A big earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit the border area between Kyrgyzstan and China’s Xinjiang region. More than 120 buildings were damaged, 47 houses collapsed and 6 people were injured, according to Reuters and AP News. The earthquake happened in Uchturpan County (Wushi County) in Aksu Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang region. Rescue teams quickly arrived in the area, and about 1,000 people were assisting by mid-day. The epicenter was 22 km (13 miles) deep in the mountains, and there were five villages within 20 km (12 miles) around it. There were 40 aftershocks, according to the …