M4.8 quake hits SW China's Sichuan: CENC
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Aerial photo taken on June 18, 2019 shows tents at a temporary shelter of Shuanghe Town High School in Changning County of Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo: Xinhua)

A shallow quake struck Changning County of Yibin City in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province Wednesday afternoon.

The quake was measured at 4.8-magnitude by the China Earthquake Networks Center. It occurred at 12:26 pm Wednesday (Beijing Time). The epicenter was 10 kilometers deep.

There have been no reports of casualties. The county bore the brunt of a powerful quake in mid-June, which left 13 people dead and hundreds injured.