Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Southern Xinjiang, China -EMSC
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Southern Xinjiang, China -EMSC
(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Southern Xinjiang in China on Wednesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was at a depth of 26 kilometers (16.16 miles), EMSC said.
The quake was originally pegged at 5.5 magnitude, with a depth of 8 kilometers (4.97 miles), but later downgraded to a magnitude of 4.8 by EMSC.
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