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China hit by moderate earthquake

Updated on: 18 January,2009 03:19 PM IST  | 
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A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China, the US Geological Survey said, with local media reporting some material damage.

China hit by moderate earthquake

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China, the US Geological Survey said, with local media reporting some material damage.


The quake hit late yesterday at 8:41 pm (1241 GMT) in the border area between the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, at a depth of 10 km, the USGS said.


The Guizhou Metropolitan News, a local newspaper, said there were no immediate reports of injuries, but described unspecified damage to buildings.


An 8.0-magnitude earthquake which struck Sichuan province, also in southwest China, on May 12 last year was the worst in a generation in China, flattening entire towns and leaving more than 87,000 people dead or missing.

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