Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hits China's Northwestern Xinjiang Province - Seismologists
Faizan Hashmi Published January 16, 2020 | 02:39 PM
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck China's autonomous Xinjiang province on Thursday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said
BEIJING (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th January, 2020) A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck China's autonomous Xinjiang province on Thursday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.
The quake took place at 08:32 GMT in the Aksu prefecture. The earthquake's epicenter was located at a depth of 10 miles.
There have been no immediate reports about casualties or damage inflicted by the earthquake.
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