6.9-magnitude quake strikes southern China

IANS  |  Lhasa 

An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.9 hit Nyingchi, southwest China's Autonomous Region, in the early hours of Saturday, according to the Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

No casualty has been reported after the quake which struck at 6:34 a.m. on Saturday (Beijing Time), Xinhua news agency reported.

However, the quake caused power failure and building damages in a number of villages in the epicenter in Nyingchi City.

The epicenter was monitored at 29.75 degrees north latitude and 95.02 degrees east longitude.

The quake struck at a depth of about 10 km.

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First Published: Sat, November 18 2017. 07:54 IST