A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Dali in China’s Yunnan province early Thursday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) reported. There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Authorities are monitoring the situation.
The earthquake struck at 4:13 AM local time (2013 GMT) and had a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles).
The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) noted that in the past five years, there have been 118 earthquakes measuring 3.0 magnitude or higher within 200 kilometers of this area.
The strongest of these was a 6.4 magnitude quake that hit 68 kilometers away from the latest epicenter back in May 2021.