A house is partly damaged by a 5.0-magnitude earthquake in Tonghai County, Yuxi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 13, 2018. (Photo/IC)
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted 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.
The epicenter, with a depth of 7 km, was monitored at 24.19 degrees north latitude and 102.71 degrees east longitude, the center said.
The provincial 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 publicity 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.
Update:
Five injured in M5.0 quake in SW China's Tonghai County
Five people were wounded as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Tonghai County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
