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5.2-magnitude quake hits southwest China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-06-20 19:38

BEIJING - An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit the Tengchong County near the city of Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province at 6:16 pm Beijing Time Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

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The epicenter was monitored at 25.1 degrees north latitude and 98.7 degrees east longitude with a depth of about 10 kilometers, the center said.