An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Luntai county in northern Xinjiang at 5:51 am Friday, according to the local seismological bureau.

The epicenter, with a depth of 20 km, was monitored at 42.2 degrees north latitude and 84.2 degrees east longitude, according to the seismological bureau of Bayingolin Mongol autonomous prefecture.

Residents in the county and some nearby counties said they felt a strong tremor. People in Xinjiang's capital city Urumqi said they could also feel the quake.

The county government said the epicenter is in the mountainous area with an altitude of about 2,500 meters. There has been no reports of casualties and the government is calculating the economic lost.

Luntai is located south of Tianshan mountains and the northern edge of Tarim Basin, and it is more than 600 kilometers from Urumqi.