A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted¹ Tonghai County in the city of Yuxi, southwest China's Yunnan Province, at 1:44 a.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

 

中国地震台网中心表示，本周一凌晨1点44云南玉溪通海县发生一场5.0级地震。

 

The epicenter, with a depth of 7 km, was monitored at 24.19 degrees north latitude² and 102.71 degrees east longitude³, the center said.

 

The provincial⁴ earthquake bureau has launched an emergency response and has sent a team of experts to the areas hit by the quake. 

 

The quake was felt strongly and many people ran outdoors for safety as it struck, said a source of the county publicity⁵ department.

 

At least one person was injured and two houses were partly damaged in the quake, said the county authority for disaster reduction in a statement.

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