Monday, November 7, 2011

5.4 -magnitude quake hits border area of Afghanistan,Tajikistan

5.4 -magnitude quake hits border area of Afghanistan,Tajikistan

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted the border area of Afghanistan and Tajikistan at 7:59 p.m. Beijing Time Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter, with a depth of 200 km, was monitored at about 36.5 degrees north latitude and 71.1 degrees east longitude, the center said in a statement.

Editor: Yamei Wang

English.news.cn   2011-11-07 20:50:17 FeedbackPrintRSS
BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua)

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