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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurs in southwest China

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurs in southwest China

Beijing, Oct 22 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 occurred in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan on Saturday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.
The quake was recorded at 13:17 p.m. local time (05.17 GMT) in the Luding County of the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 12 kilometers (7.4 miles).
There is no official information about casualties or any property damage.

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