BEIJING, April 30 -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Hami City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday (Beijing time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 43.1 degrees north latitude and 94.3 degrees east longitude. The focus of the quake is nine kilometers deep.