USGS: 6.5-magnitude quake strikes northwest China

A strong magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck in the remote Qinghai province of northwestern China on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The quake's epicenter was 1,120 miles (1,800 kilometers) west of Beijing, the USGS said. It struck at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) at 9:22 a.m. local time (0122 GMT), the agency said. China's Earthquake Administration confirmed the earthquake, but said it had a magnitude of 6.3. There were no immediate reports of casualties, said Zhang, a spokesman for the earthquake administration in Qinghai.