An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted the southern Mongolian province of Dundgovi at 7:03 a.m. local time on Thursday, the country’s Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics said.
“The epicenter of the quake was 13 km to the north of Delgertsogt soum (administrative subdivision) of Dundgovi province in Mongolia and was initially determined to be at 46.25 degrees north latitude and 106.34 degrees east longitude” the institute said in a statement.
The agency added that the quake was strongly felt across Dundgovi and other areas, including the capital city Ulan Bator, but no damage has been reported.
