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5.4-magnitude earthquake jolts southwest China
Parvez Jabri
05 Apr, 2014
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2014/04/earthquake.jpg">BEIJING: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, with authorities checking for damage. </P><P>The tremor in Yunnan province, near the border with Sichuan, was at a depth of 26 kilometres (16 miles) and hit early Saturday morning, USGS said.</P><P>It struck seven kilometres (four miles) from the town of Xiluodu in Yongshan County, which is home to the Xiluodu Dam -- one of the tallest in the world.</P><P>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.</P><P>Residents ran out of their houses after they were woken up by the quake at 6.40 am (2240 GMT on Friday), Xinhua reported.</P><P>)