6.7-magnitude earthquake jolts China

Beijing: A 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Aketao County in Xinjiang province at 22.24 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, media reports said.

The epicentre of the tremor was located at 39.27 degrees north latitude and 74.04 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported.

The quake originated at a depth of 10 km.

–IANS