5.1-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang
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Updated: 2026-02-23 12:31
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A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Yuli county, Mongolian autonomous prefecture of Bayingolin of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, at 12:12 pm Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The quake struck at a depth of 15 km and its epicenter was monitored at 40.88 degrees north latitude and 84.17 degrees east longitude, according to the CENC.
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