6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang

    URUMQI, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook northwest China Sunday night, said the National Seismological Network.

    So far, no casualties have been reported.

    The epicenter was fixed at 39.6 degrees north latitude and 73.9 degrees east longitude, in a mountainous area about 100 km away from the county seat of Wuqia, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture. The source of the earthquake was 33 kilometers underground.  Full story