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5.8-magnitude quake hits northwest China

(Xinhua) 12:52, January 23, 2022

BEIJING/XINING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Delingha in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 10:21 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 38.44 degrees north latitude and 97.37 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 8 km, the CENC said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, according to the Qinghai Earthquake Agency.

Areas near the epicenter are sparsely populated with around 1,200 residents in a radius of 100 km, according to the agency.

The epicenter is around 119 km away from the downtown area of Delingha and 439 km from the provincial capital Xining.

(Web editor: Wu Chaolan, Bianji)

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