The earthquake hit around 1.52 am (Representational)
A 5-magnitude earthquake jolted Yecheng County of Kashgar Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 1:52 am Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter, at a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 37.79 degrees north latitude and 77.85 degrees east longitude, said the CENC.
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