6.5-Magnitude Quake Hits China’s Xinjiang

Beijing (PNA/Xinhua) — A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Hotan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 9:07 a.m. on Friday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 37.6 degrees north latitude and 78.2 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, according to the CENC. (PNA/Xinhua) JBP/EBP