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A strong magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck in the remote Qinghai province of northwestern China on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The quake's epicenter was 1,120 miles west of Beijing, the USGS said. It struck at a depth of 6.2 miles at 9:22 a.m. local time (0122 GMT), the agency said.