4 dead, 23 hurt in China quake

Beijing, May 19

A 5-magnitude earthquake has struck China’s southwestern Yunnan province, killing at least four people and injuring 24 others, according to officials.

One person was trapped in debris, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. It said that rescue and relief teams, including firefighters and emergency response, have been sent to the quake zone.

As per the China Earthquake Networks Center, the 5-magnitude shallow quake struck Qiaojia county on Monday morning. The tremors were felt in Qujing city’s Huize county as well as in the cities of Zhaotong, Xuanwei and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture. The epicentre, with a depth of eight kilometres, was monitored at 27.1°N latitude and 103.16°E longitude, as per the reports. —PTI