Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes China'

China reported on Thursday a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Xinjiang, a region in the country's northwest that shares a border with Kyrgyzstan.



The earthquake struck near the county of Akqi near the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border at 3:44 pm, with the epicentre at a depth of 10 km .



No reports of casualties or collapsed buildings have been received by local authorities as of 4:34 pm.



Transportation, power and telecommunication in the county are operating as normal, state media said.