国内英语新闻:5.8-magnitude quake hits China-Russia border: CENC

BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the China-Russia border at 8:29 a.m. on Saturday Beijing time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 42.8 degrees north latitude and 131.1 degrees east longitude with a depth of 570 km, the CENC said. It is around 9 km away from the nearest point of China's borderline and some 60 km away from the city of Huichun, northeast China's Jilin Province.

The same area was also jolted by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake at 9 p.m. Friday. No casualties or property losses were reported.