No casualties reported in magnitude 5.1 China quake

XINING –No casualties have been reported after a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit an uninhabited area in northwest China's Qinghai Province Friday. 


The quake jolted Zhidoi County in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture at 9:34 a.m., according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. 


At a depth of 10 km, the epicenter was located at a lake in Hol Xil Natural Reserve, according to the county earthquake administration. The center said there were no villages within a 20-km radius of the epicenter. Enditem 
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