Tremors were felt in the southern parts of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Sunday after a 6.7-magnitude quake hit Kyrgyzstan, but no casualties have been reported so far.

The quake struck at 19:17 Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter was monitored at 39.43 degrees north latitude and 73.40 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 kilometers.

The tremors lasted for more than a minute and furniture in houses shook violently, according to residents from Wuqia County, Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu, who said most people in the neighborhood ran downstairs and the courtyard was soon crowded with people.

Some office workers from the outskirts of Kashgar City, about 200 kilometers from Kyrgyzstan said they could feel the tremors clearly even after they made it outside.

Two passenger trains were suspended in Xinjiang as railway authorities checked the tracks and power and communication equipment for safety considerations, the local railway bureau said in a statement.

A commodity fair in Kashgar City, attended by hundreds of traders from China and neighboring countries including Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan, was unaffected as the exhibition halls had closed at least an hour before the quake.

According to the seismological bureau in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu, no casualties or property damage had been reported as of midnight of Monday.

Local fire brigades are standing by for any possible rescue.

Kyrgyzstan borders Xinjiang's Kizilsu and Aksu prefectures.
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