4.9-magnitude quake hits southwest China

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A 4.9-magnitude quake jolted border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces at 10:46 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter, with a depth of 6 km, was monitored at 27.1 degrees north latitude and 103.0 degrees east longitude, the center said.

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