BFF-17 5.1-magnitude quake hits northwest China: CENC

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5.1-magnitude quake hits northwest China: CENC

BEIJING, Aug. 3, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Zhidoi
County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China’s Qinghai
Province at 9:34 a.m. Friday (Beijing Time), according to the China
Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 34.90 degrees north
latitude and 92.33 degrees east longitude, the center said in a statement.

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