5.1-magnitude earthquake hits NW China's Qinghai

16:13, November 05, 2009  

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted a prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province Thursday morning, said the National Seismological Network of China.

The quake struck the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi at 05:56 a.m. (Beijing Time). No immediate reports of casualties or damage are available.

The epicenter was detected at 37.6 degrees north latitude and 95.8 degrees east longitude, with a depth of about 6 km.

Source: Xinhua

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