Earthquake of 4.9 Magnitude Strikes Southwestern China

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck Yunnan Province in southwestern China today, Saturday, according to the Chinese Earthquake Monitoring Center. There has been no information reported about casualties or damages, as per Russia Today. The center's report confirmed that the quake occurred at 10:29 local time (05:29 Moscow time) in the city of Chaozhou, Yunnan Province. The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometers. It is noteworthy that last Wednesday, Taiwan experienced its strongest earthquake in 25 years, which resulted in at least 9 fatalities and over 800 injuries, causing damage to dozens of buildings and prompting authorities to issue tsunami warnings.