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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, with authorities checking for damage. Ten people were injured and two of them were in serious condition, according to China's state media.

The tremor in Yunnan province, near the border with Sichuan, was at a depth of 26 kilometres  and hit early Saturday morning, USGS said.
It struck seven kilometres  from the town of Xiluodu in Yongshan County, which is home to the Xiluodu Dam -- one of the tallest in the world.
The China Earthquake Networks Center put the depth of the quake at 13 kilometres with a magnitude of 5.3, according to state news agency Xinhua.
Residents ran out of their houses after they were woken up by the quake at 6.40 am, Xinhua reported.
“We strongly felt the quake, but it did not last long,” said a local resident.
Authorities are checking the losses caused by the tremor, said a Yongshan publicity official.
Southwest China is prone to earthquakes, with a quake in the Yunnan tourist area of Shangri-La killing three people in September last year and leaving 55,000 homes damaged.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Sichuan province killed about 200 people in April last year, five years after almost 90,000 people were killed by a huge tremor in the same province.


10 injured after 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolts southwest China

People stay at a settlement site in quake-hit Baisheng Village of Yongshan County. At least 21,000 relocated that struck the county early on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua

A fireman tries to remove rocks rolling down from mountains in quake-hit Yongshan County. Photo: Xinhua

Rocks rolling down from mountains block the road in quake-hit Yongshan. Photo: Xinhua

A TV screenshot shows the area in Yunnan province that was hit by  a  5.4-magnitude earthquake  on Saturday. Photo: screenshot

Car horns to signal period of public mourning for Sichuan quake victims

The quake-hit town of Muping, Baoxing County, where rescuers found an injured 78-year-old man five days after the quake struck. Photo: Xinhua

Yaan official investigated for allegedly dipping into earthquake relief funds

A local resident stands among the Yaan earthquake ruins in southwest China's Sichuan province. Photo: AFP

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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, with authorities checking for damage. Ten people were injured and two of them were in serious condition, according to China's state media.
