6.5 magnitude earthquake hits China's Xinjiang

It struck southern Xinjiang, a vast region bordering central Asia, at a relatively shallow depth of 12 kilometres (seven miles), USGS added.

Beijing, Nov 25 A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocked far western China on Friday night, United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

It struck southern Xinjiang, a vast region bordering central Asia, at a relatively shallow depth of 12 kilometres (seven miles), USGS added.

The quake hit near the Tajik border and approximately 172 kilometres west of the Chinese city of Kashgar.

AFP