5.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Xinjiang: CENC

 

Residents receive treatment at Kuzigun Village in Taxkorgan County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 11, 2017. A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Taxkorgan County at 5:58 a.m. Thursday (2100 GMT Wednesday), said the China Earthquake Networks Center. (Xinhua/Li Xiaoling)

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Taxkorgan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 5:58 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter, with a depth of about 8.0 km, was monitored at 37.58 degrees north latitude and 75.25 degrees east longitude.