4.4-magnitude quake hits SW China's Chongqing

BEIJING - A 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit Dianjiang County, southwest China's Chongqing municipality at 11:49 a.m. on Thursday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

With a depth of 10 km, the quake had its epicenter monitored at 30.27 degrees north latitude and 107.38 degrees east longitude, according to the CENC.