Earthquake jolts northwest China
2008-04-20 08:48:24 Xinhua English
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BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit Yumin County of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, at 21:14 Sunday (Beijing Time), according to Chinese Seismological Network.
The epicenter was located at 46 degrees north latitude and 82.7degrees east longitude.
No report of casualty was available.
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