5.6-Magnitude Quake Hits China's Sichuan Province
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake hit 25 kilometers (15 miles) northwest of the city of Kangding in the mountainous west of the province at 11:19 pm (1519 GMT) at a depth of 11 kilometers, the USGS reported.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The China Earth Networks Center measured the quake at 5.8 and at a depth of 16 kilometers.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the same area on Saturday, killing five and injuring dozens.
In May 2008, a 7.9 magnitude quake rocked Sichuan, killing more than 80,000 people and flattening swathes of the province.
Source: Agence France Presse
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