5.0-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang: CENC
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BEIJING -- A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Kuqa city in Aksu prefecture of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 7:42 am Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The epicenter was monitored at 41.23 degrees north latitude and 83.74 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, said a report issued by the CENC.
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