5.2-magnitude quake hits Qinghai: CENC

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan County in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 37.69 degrees north latitude and 101.49 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, the CENC said.