Quake jolts China's Xinjiang

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit a county of China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region today.

The epicenter, with a depth of 11 km, was monitored at about 36.1 degrees north latitude and 82.4 degrees east longitude, the China Earthquake Networks Center said in a statement.

It was followed by another 3.7-magnitude quake with a depth of 9 km minutes later.

The quake jolted the region's Yutian County in the prefecture of Hotan, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.