A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Kuqa county in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China at roughly 6:11pm local time.

The tremor hit at a depth of 6km, CGTN reports, citing the China Earthquake Networks Center.

#BREAKING M5.7 earthquake hits Kuqa county in northwestern #China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at a depth of 6 km, CENC reports pic.twitter.com/UcCcZIJaaC — CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) September 16, 2017

No casualties or damage have been reported.

The region was struck by a 6.5 earthquake on August 8, with tremors reaching as far as neighboring Kazakhstan.

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The county is remote and sparsely populated, with roughly 470,000 residents living in the 15,200 square-kilometer (5,868 square mile) area, according to 2013 data cited by Baidu.