No secondary disasters reported after 5.2-magnitude quake hits Guangxi

No secondary disasters have been reported after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Beiliu, Yulin City, southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday night, according to local authorities.

Local residents stay outdoors after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Beiliu, Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday, October 12, 2019. [Photo: VCG]

As of 1 p.m. Sunday, 66 people were relocated and settled, and no casualties were reported.

Local authorities have activated a level-IV emergency response immediately after the quake. So far, two minor aftershocks were detected.

The possibility of earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or above in the area is unlikely in the coming days, said Jiang Haikun, a researcher with the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The quake hit Beiliu at 10:55 p.m. Saturday at a depth of 10 km. The epicenter was monitored at 22.18 degrees north latitude and 110.51 degrees east longitude, the center said in a report.