An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the
Richter scale jolted Mianzhu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province
at 2:03 a.m. Tuesday, said the national seismological network.
The epicenter was located at 31.4 degrees north latitude and 104.1 degrees east longitude.
Mianzhu was one of the hardest-hit places in last year's devastating May 12 quake in Sichuan.
(Xinhua News Agency June 30, 2009) |
