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4.7-magnitude quake hits southwest China

(Xinhua)

08:26, February 20, 2013

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A 4.7-magnitude quake jolted Mianyang city of southwest China's Sichuan Province at 10:17 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter, with a depth of 19 km, was monitored at 31.2 degrees north latitude and 105.2 degrees east longitude, the center said.

Two moderate earthquakes measuring 4.9 and 4.5 hit regions in the same province earlier Tuesday.

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