An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit Wushi County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 7:38 a.m. (Beijing Time) Tuesday, according to the State Seismological Bureau of China.

The tremor took place at 41.6 degrees north latitude and 79.3 degrees east longitude. The epicenter of the earthquake is about 40 kilometers northwest of the county proper of the Aksu Prefecture.

No casualties have been reported yet.

(Xinhua News Agency February 15, 2005)