At least one dead as quake hits Guangxi city

At least one man was confirmed dead and five people were said to be injured in outlying areas after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Jingxi, a county-level city in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, at 9:18 am on Monday.

As of 2 pm, the injured had been hospitalized. All were reported to be in stable condition.

The epicenter was 10 kilometers deep in an area bordering Vietnam. A number of border areas felt the quake, including 57 kilometers away in Chongzuo's Daxin county, where the casualties were reported. A tremor was also felt in Nanning, the regional capital, according to media reports.