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5.6-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang: CENC

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13:31, March 29, 2013

People gather at a street after evacuating from a building after a quake in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 29, 2013. A 5.6-magnitude quake jolted the junction of Changji City and Urumqi City in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 13:01 Friday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- A 5.6-magnitude quake jolted the junction of the Changji city and the city of Urumchi in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 13:01 Friday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter, with a depth of 13 km, was monitored at 43.4 degrees north latitude and 86.8 degrees east longitude, the center said.

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