5.8-magnitude quake hits western Mongolia
Ulan Bator/Xinhua/UNI: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai on Friday morning, the country's Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics said.
The epicenter of the quake was 30 km to the southeast of Tonkhil soum (district) of the province, the institute said in a statement.
The quake was felt across Govi-Altai and neighboring Khovd province, but no damage has been reported yet, it added.
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