China Reports Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake in Province Near North Korea

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China Reports Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake in Province Near North Korea
China Reports Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake in Province Near North Korea

Heavy haze envelops the city in Jilin, China on December 24, 2014. Getty Images

BEIJING–China on Saturday reported a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Jilin, a province that shares a border with North Korea, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

The earthquake struck the Chinese city of Hunchun at 7:45 p.m. local time (11:45 GMT), with the epicenter at a depth of 560 kilometers (348 miles), according to Xinhua.

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