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5.2 magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang in Northwest China

Published: 03 Jul 2022 - 08:55 am | Last Updated: 03 Jul 2022 - 08:58 am

QNA

Beijing: An earthquake with 5.2 magnitude on Richer scale hit Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in Northwest China.

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the epicenter of the earthquake was monitored at the junction of 40.88 degree north latitude and 78.14 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 km.

There are no reports of material damages or human losses due to the earthquake.