Rescuers prepare to depart for the earthquake-hit area in Shuangbai County of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture

Shuangbai: Rescuers prepare to depart for the earthquake-hit area in Shuangbai County of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province . A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Shuangbai County at 7:46 p.m. (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 24.34 degrees north latitude and 101.91 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 8 km, the center said.– Agencies