5.5-magnitude quake hits China's Gansu, no casualties reported
Baku, August 26, AZERTAC
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Kazak Autonomous County of Aksay in northwest China's Gansu Province at 7:38 a.m. Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), Xinhua reports.
The epicenter was monitored at 38.88 degrees north latitude and 95.50 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 15 km, the center said.
According to Aksay county authorities, the epicenter of the earthquake was in a sparsely-populated pasture area, 130 km away from the county seat. No casualties or property loss have been reported
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