BEIJING -- A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Jinghe County in Mongolian autonomous prefecture of Bortala, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, at 10:10 am Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 44.19 degrees north latitude and 82.53 degrees east longitude, the center said in a statement.