URUMQI: A magnitude-5.5 earthquake hit northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Tuesday morning, reported Xinhua.
No immediate casualties or damage to property have been reported, according to the local government.
The quake jolted Jiashi County in Kashgar Prefecture in Xinjiang at 5.52 am Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicentre was monitored at 39.51 degrees north latitude and 76.98 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 8 km, the centre said in a statement.
The epicentre, 22 km from the county seat of Jiashi, is sparsely populated. The local government has sent personnel to the affected areas to check the situation.--BERNAMA