4.8-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang

Updated: 2015-12-06 08:08

(Xinhua)

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BEIJING - A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit Tacheng Prefecture in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 6:59 a.m. on Sunday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 43.8 degrees north latitude and 85.1 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 13 km, according to the CENC.

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