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M5.0 quake hits Sichuan-Gansu juncture region

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-15 15:41

BEIJING - An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted the juncture region of Sichuan and Gansu in west China at 15:05 Beijing Time on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 15.50 km, was initially determined to be at 32.5 degrees north latitude and 105.5 degrees east longitude.