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6.0-magnitude quake hits NW China's Xinjiang: CENC

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04/12/2025

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04/12/2025

6.0-magnitude quake hits NW China's Xinjiang: CENC

BEIJING, Dec 4, (Xinhua): A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Akqi County in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 3:44 pm Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 41.13 degrees north latitude and 78.40 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, the CENC said.