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Moderate quake hits Tibet
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-01 15:10
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BEIJING: An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Xigaze in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Friday morning, according to the national seismological network.
The quake struck at 10:22 am Beijing time.
With a depth of about 10 km, the epicenter was detected as 30.9 degrees north latitude and 84.0 degrees east longitude in Zhongba County.
No injuries or deaths have been reported.
