China reports magnitude 5.5 earthquake in province near North Korea

BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) – 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 (1145 GMT), with the epicentre at a depth of 560 kilometres (348 miles), according to Xinhua. (Reporting by Ryan Woo; Editing by Aidan Lewis)

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