4.5 magnitude earthquake hits southwestern Mongolia www.xinhuanet.com
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 jolted the southwestern Mongolian province of Bayankhongor at 4:42 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the country's Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics said.
The epicenter of the quake was 37 km to the southwest of Bogd soum (administrative subdivision) of Bayankhongor province in Mongolia and was initially determined to be at 45.01 degrees north latitude and 100.39 degrees east longitude, the institute said in a statement.
The quake was felt across the province, and there is no immediate report of damage, it added.
Published Date:2025-12-24





