Beijing, January 30: An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Aral, a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.

"Earthquake M5.8 occurred 106 km SE of #Aral (#China) 11 min ago (local time 05:49:37)," EMSC tweeted. Earthquake in Kyrgyzstan: Quake of Magnitude 5.8 on Richter Scale Strikes Bishkek, No Loss of Life or Damage to Property Reported.

More details are awaited.

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