5-magnitude quake hits Inner Mongolia: CENC

BEIJING -- A 5-magnitude earthquake jolted Alashan Left Banner, Alashan League of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region at 6:11 pm Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter, with a depth of 15 kilometers, was monitored at 37.99 degrees north latitude and 103.56 degrees east longitude, the center said in a statement.