4.4-magnitude earthquake hits China's Xinjiang

Photo from the Weibo account of the China Earthquake Networks Center.

(ECNS) -- A 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit Minfeng County in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with a depth of 13 kilometers at 06: 31 a.m. Monday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 35.59 degrees north latitude and 84.09 degrees east longitude, the CENC said.