Shallow 6.3 quake hits western China

BEIJING: A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled western China Sunday on the border between Xinjiang and Tibet, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake's epicentre, at a shallow depth of nine kilometres (5.6 miles), was in a remote area of the border region some 280 kilometres east of Hotan town, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

source:  Asia Pacific News