6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts NW China

Beijing (PNA/Xinhua) — An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Menyuan county of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China’s Qinghai province at 1:13 a.m. on Thursday.

The epicenter was monitored at 37.68 degrees north latitude and 101.62 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

Reports of casualties were not immediately available. (PNA/Xinhua) JBP/EBP