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Urgent: 5.4-magnitude quake hits off Duowa, China -- USGS

Xinhua,December 15, 2017 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted 30km west of Duowa, China, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Thursday.

The epicenter, with a depth of 15.03 km, was initially determined to be at 35.1651 degrees north latitude and 101.9135 degrees east longitude. Enditem