6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts NW China: CENC
Updated: 2016-01-21 00:17
(Xinhua)
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BEIJING -- An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Menyuan county of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Northwest China's Qinghai province at 1:13 a.m. on Thursday.
The epicenter was monitored at 37.68 degrees north latitude and 101.62 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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