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5.4-magnitude quake hits northwest China: CENC
BEIJING, Oct. 16, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Jinghe
County in Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala, northwest China’s
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the
China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 44.19 degrees north
latitude and 82.53 degrees east longitude, the center said in a statement.
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