BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province at 7:44 a.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 37.83 degrees north latitude and 95.43 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, the center said.