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6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang: CENC

Editor: Zhang Jianfeng 丨Xinhua

12-08-2016 15:06 BJT

People walk out of a building to avoid aftershock in Urumqi, capital of northwest China

People walk out of a building to avoid aftershock in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 8, 2016. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Hutubi County in Xinjiang at 1:15 p.m. (0315 GMT) Thursday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Hutubi County in Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Changji, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 1:15 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter is located at 43.83 degrees north latitude and 86.35 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 6 km.

The center initially said it was a 6.4-magnitude quake based on preliminary measurement.

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