Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits China's Xinjiang, no casualties reported
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 41.19 degrees north latitude and 78.84 degrees east longitude, said the CENC.
No casualty has been reported so far.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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