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5.3-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-06-08 10:48
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BEIJING -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 9:53 am Beijing Time Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter was monitored at 43.0 degrees north latitude and 88.3 degrees east longitude with a depth of about 5 kilometers, the center said.

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