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1 injured, 13,000 affected by Guizhou quake

(Xinhua) Updated: 2015-03-30 13:40

1 injured, 13,000 affected by Guizhou quake

A 5.5-magnitude quake hits Jianhe county in Southwest China's Guizhou province on March 30, 2015. [Photo/weibo.com/ceic]

A 5.5-magnitude quake struck Jianhe county in southwest China's Guizhou province Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The quake hit at 9:47 am at 26.6 degrees north latitude and 108.8 degrees east longitude with a depth of 7.0 kilometers, it said.

One woman was hit by fallen tiles and has been sent to a local hospital.

13,000 people have been affected by the quake.

No aftershock occurs yet.

The test of Guizhou section of Shanghai-Kunming high speed rail has also been postponed due to the earthquake.

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