Sunday, January 25, 2009

5.0-magnitude earthquake jolts NW China

URUMQI, Jan. 25 (Chinese media) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter

scale jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 9:47 a.m.

Sunday, according to the state earthquake authority.

The earthquake occurred in Xibe Autonomous County of Qapqal, 700 kilometers

from the regional capital Urumqi. The epicenter was at 43.3 degrees north

latitude and 80.9 degrees east longitude at a depth of 10 kilometers, the China

Earthquake Administration said Sunday.

The casualties are yet to be known.

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