5.0-magnitude quake hits NE China: CENC

A 5.0-magnitude quake jolted the junctional zone between Hulunbuir city of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Nenjiang county of Heilongjiang Province at 5:05 p.m. Thursday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter, with a depth of 6 km, was monitored at 49.8 degrees north latitude and 125.2 degrees east longitude, the center said.