NANNING, Nov. 25, 2019 (BSS/XINHUA) – One person was killed and four
suffered minor injuries after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Jingxi, a
county-level city in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, at 9:18
a.m. Monday.
The casualties were reported in Daxin County near the epicenter.
Strong tremors were felt in Daxin as well. County authorities have sent
rescuers to evaluate the situation.
The emergency department of Jingxi said falling rocks and house cracks have
been spotted in some areas, and aftershocks felt.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the epicenter was
monitored at 22.89 degrees north latitude and 106.65 degrees east longitude
at a depth of 10 km.