Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes China's Xinjiang region

The earthquake struck at 3.44pm local time, with the epicentre at a depth of 10km. - Photo: USGS

BEIJING: China reported on Thursday (Dec 4) a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Xinjiang, a region in the country's northwest that shares a border with Kyrgyzstan, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

The earthquake struck near the county of Akqi near the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border at 3.44pm local time (0744 GMT), with the epicentre at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to CENC.