Beijing: At least one person was confirmed dead and 19 injured when a quake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale hit southwest China's Yunnan province Tuesday night and caused damage to properties, Xinhua reported.

The casualty was reported from the Yongping Town in Jinggu County of Yunnan province, five kilometres from the epicentre of the quake which occurred at 9.49 p.m. and had a focal depth of five kilometres.