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Beijing: An earthquake shook the city of Telinga in northwest China’s Qinghai province on Friday morning. The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued.
The quake struck at 9:26 a.m. Beijing time on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.
The epicenter was reported at 38.52 degrees north latitude and 97.33 degrees east longitude at a depth of 10 km.
No casualties or damage have been reported so far.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the region of Jingwen in China’s Sichuan province last Wednesday.
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