An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Simao, a
city in southwest China's Yunnan
Province, at 0:30 Wednesday, leaving three people
injured.
The epicenter of the quake is at 22.7 degrees north latitude and
100.8 degrees east longitude, according to China Seismological
Network.
Three people were injured but no one was yet found dead. A batch of
houses were damaged at different level.
The local government has quickly organized the disaster relief
work.
(Xinhua News Agency January 26, 2005)