Earthquake Jolts Southwest ChinaAn earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Shidian prefecture in western Yunnan Province, southwest China, at 02:03 (Beijing Time) Friday, according to the China Seismological Bureau.The epicenter is located at 24.8 degrees north latitude and 99. 1 degrees east longitude, the bureau said earlier Friday morning. There is no information available about casualties and damage caused by the tremor. |
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