M4.5 earthquake strikes China

Kazakh seismologists have recorded a magnitude 4.5 earthquake in China, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing the Kazakhstan National Data Center.

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The earthquake occurred on November 5 at 3:55 p.m. Astana time (10:55 GMT).

The epicenter was located in China, at coordinates 41.94 degrees north latitude and 88.13 degrees east longitude.

The earthquake had a magnitude of 4.5 and an energy class of 11.1.

No information on casualties or damage has been reported.

Earlier, Qazinform News Agency reported that a magnitude 5.2 earthquake had struck Kyrgyzstan on November 4, with tremors also felt in several regions of Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley.