People walk out of a building to avoid aftershock in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 8, 2016. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Hutubi County in Xinjiang at 1:15 p.m. (0315 GMT) Thursday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)
BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Hutubi County in Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Changji, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 1:15 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter is located at 43.83 degrees north latitude and 86.35 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 6 km.
The center initially said it was a 6.4-magnitude quake based on preliminary measurement.
