5.0 magnitude quake hits NW China's Xinjiang

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5.0 magnitude quake hits NW China's Xinjiang

13:44, November 06, 2010      

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An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale hit northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 10:12 a.m. Beijing Time Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter was monitored at 36.8 degrees north latitude and 87.5 degrees east longitude with a depth of about 10 kilometers, the center said.

The Xinjiang Earthquake Networks Center said no casualty has been reported.

A spokesman with the center said the tremor was felt between Qiemo County and Ruoqiang County in Bayan Gol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture. The hilly region in Kunlun Mountains is sparsely-populated.

Source:Xinhua
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