XINING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- A 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan County in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 1:45 a.m. Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter was monitored at 37.77 degrees north latitude and 101.26 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, the CENC said.
No casualties have been reported so far, according to a press conference held by the provincial information office early Saturday morning.
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