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Strong earthquake rocks NW China

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-11-05 09:57

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale struck Haixi Mongolian-Tibetan autonomous prefecture in nouthwest China's Qinghai province Thursday morning. No casualties have been reported, xinhuanet.com reported.

The epicenter was 6 kilometers underground, according to the China Earthquake Network Center.