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4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-22 19:58

BEIJING - An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted Baicheng County of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 6:52 pm Beijing Time Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Network Center.

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The epicenter, with a depth of 4 km, was monitored at 42 degrees north latitude and 82.3 degrees east longitude, the center said in a statement.