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5.5-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang: CENC

2012-11-26 14:36 Xinhua     Web Editor: Gu Liping comment

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Monday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) reported.

The quake struck Ruoqiang County in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin at 1:33 p.m. (Beijing time), CENC reported.

The epicenter, with a depth of 8 km, was at 40.4 degrees north latitude and 90.5 degrees east longitude, according to CENC.

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