A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off the coast of Yancheng City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, at 1:54 p.m. Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The epicenter was monitored at 33.50 degrees north latitude and 121.19 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 17 km, the CENC said.A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has jolted China’s southwestern province Yunnan on Friday.
According to the details, the quake hit at 21:48 (1348 GMT) with its epicenter near the city of Dali, at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), said United States Geological Survey.It was earlier recorded as a 6.0 magnitude quake before USGS revised its size upwards.The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) warned people in a post on the Twitter-like platform Weibo to “stay away from buildings”.
No casualties or major damage were reported.A “series of smaller quakes” was followed in less than an hour before the major quake hit China.
November 17, Beijing (QNA) – Off the coast of Jiangsu Province in east China, near Yancheng City, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 shook the seas.
The China Earthquake Networks Center reports that the earthquake happened at a depth of 17 kilometers.
As of right now, no reports of material or human losses resulting from the earthquake exist.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked Luxian County of Luzhou City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, last September resulted in at least two fatalities and three injuries. (QNA)
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