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5.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Xinjiang: CENC

Xinhua | Updated: 2017-05-11 08:17

BEIJING — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Taxkorgan county in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 5:58 am Thursday (Beijing Time), said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter, with a depth of about 8.0 km, was monitored at 37.58 degrees north latitude and 75.25 degrees east longitude.

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