5.3-magnitude quake hits Yushu, NW China's Qinghai

BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Zadoi County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 4:39 p.m. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 32.54 degrees north latitude and 93.97 degrees east longitude, said the center.