1st LD: 5.5-magnitude quake hits China's Xizang


LHASA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Lazi County in Xigaze City in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region at 5:11 a.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CNEC).

The epicenter was monitored at 28.91 degrees north latitude and 87.54 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, the CENC said.

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