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
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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 epicentre at a depth of 560 kilometres (348 miles), according to Xinhua.