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5.8 earthquake hits China's Sichuan
Beijing, Nov 25: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Kangding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday, media reports said.
"A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Kangding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China\'s Sichuan Province, at 11:19 p.m. Tuesday," Xinhua reported quoting the China Earthquake Networks Center.
"The epicenter was monitored at 30.2 degrees north latitude and 101.7 degrees east longitude. The quake hit at a depth of 16 kilometers, according to the center," the news agency reported.
People were seen rushing out of their houses to the streets.
