Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes southwestern China

(ECNS) -- A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Weining County in Bijie, in southwestern China's Guizhou province, at 4:03 a.m. Friday, the China Earthquake Networks Center said.

The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), and its epicenter was at 27.16 degrees north latitude and 104.03 degrees east longitude.

(By Gong Weiwei)