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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

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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