5.5-magnitude quake hits China's Yunnan

BEIJING - A 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday afternoon.

The number of casualties was unknown as of 7 p.m..

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake hit Cangyuan, an autonomous county where many of China's Wa ethnic group live, at 6:24 p.m..

The epicenter was monitored at 23.5 degrees north latitude and 98.9 degrees east longitude, the epicenter was 11 kilometers underground.

Residents of Lincang City said they felt the tremor and their homes "shook from side to side".

An official with the county's publicity department said the earthquake was strongly felt for over ten seconds.