An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit China’s far western region of Xinjiang on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
#BREAKING: 6.4-magnitude quake jolts Changji, NW China’s Xinjiang at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Beijing Time. Casualties unknown so far pic.twitter.com/xQKec6kcLM
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) December 8, 2016
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which struck 51 km (32 miles) south of the city of Shihezi, at a depth of 55 km (35 miles).