Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes China's Qinghai province

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck northwest China's Qinghai province on the morning of July 1, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC).

The earthquake hit at 7:44 a.m. Beijing time in the Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The epicentre was located at 37.83 degrees north latitude and 95.43 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 kilometres, the agency said, Caliber.Az reports per Chinese media.

The epicentre was approximately 269 kilometres southeast of the city of Dunhuang, which has a population of about 186,000.

There have been no immediate reports of injuries or damage following the earthquake, according to initial official information.

By Sabina Mammadli