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Environment/Science Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits China's Xinjiang, no casualties reported
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 22 Jan 2024, 09:25 pm Print
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A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 41.19 degrees north latitude and 78.84 degrees east longitude, said the CENC.
No casualty has been reported so far.
(With UNI Inputs)
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