5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang: CENC
Xinhua |
Updated: 2020-01-16 16:55
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BEIJING -- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Kuqa county of Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in Northwest China at 4:32 pm Thursday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter was monitored at 41.21 degrees north latitude and 83.6 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 16 km, the center said in a statement.
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