5.2-magnitude earthquake hits Tibet

Updated: 2012-02-18 01:17

(Xinhua)

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BEIJING - An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted the Ge'gyai county of Ali in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region at 11:44 pm Beijing Time Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter, with a depth of 20 km, was initially determined to be at 32.4 degrees north latitude and 82.8 degrees east longitude.