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5.8-magnitude quake hits SW China's Sichuan

25 November 2014 17:29 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Kangding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 11:19 p.m. Tuesday, the China Earthquake Networks Center said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

The epicenter was monitored at 30.2 degrees north latitude and 101.7 degrees east longitude. The quake hit at a depth of 16 kilometers, according to the center.

Xinhua reporters at the scene said they felt a strong jolt on the eighth floor of a building in the county seat of Kangding and a cup on a table in their room fell to the ground.

Following the quake, many local residents rushed out of homes to the streets, with some claiming that they felt much stronger jolt compared to the one that hit three days ago.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the same area on Saturday, causing five deaths and dozens of injuries.

Telecommunications were affected and many could not reached by phone. Local residents instead used the instant messaging service WeChat to contact each other.

There are no immediate reports of deaths and injuries from the latest quake.