An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck Wuxi County in Aksu Prefecture in the Xinjiang Uyghur region in northwest China at 01:4 a.m. Friday morning, Beijing time, according to the Chinese Center for Earthquake Networks.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or material losses. The epicenter of the earthquake was monitored at a latitude of 41.29 degrees north and a longitude of 78.83 degrees east, at a depth of 18 kilometers, according to the Xinhua News Agency, quoting the center.
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