6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang: CENC-Xinhua

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang: CENC

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-01-30 08:25:45

BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Shaya County of Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 7:49 a.m. Monday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 40.01 degrees north latitude and 82.29 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 50 km, the CENC said.