A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Dayao County of southwest China's Yunnan Province at 8:28 pm Thursday, according to China's seismological stations.
The epicenter was located at Liuqie Township, some 45 kilometers of Dayao County.
Communication to the quake-hit area has been cut off and the quake was felt in Kunming, the province's capital.
There has been no immediate report of casualties.
A strong quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck the county earlier this July, killing more than 10 people.
(Xinhua News Agency October 17, 2003)
