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4.6-magnitude earthquake jolts northern China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-06-05 22:13

BEIJING - An earthquake measuring 4.6 degrees on the Richter scale jolted Yangqu County of Taiyuan city in northern China's Shanxi Province at 8:58 pm Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter was 38.2 degrees north latitude and 112.7 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 5 km.

No instant reports of casualties are available.