A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Yecheng  County in Kashi Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang at 7:29 a.m. Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter was monitored at 35.69 degrees north latitude and 77.46 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 87.0 km, the center said.

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courtesy of XINHUA NEWS AGENCY

by Xinhua News

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