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Earthquake jolts northwest China province

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-29 01:55

BEIJING: An earthquake measuring 5.0 degrees on the Richter scale jolted the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai province, northwest China, at 00:28 am Saturday, according to the national seimological monitoring network.

The earthquake occurred at an epicenter of 37.7 N. and 95.8 E., with a depth of seven kilometers.