An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit the juncture of Huize County of Yunnan Province and Huidong County of Sichuan Province in southwest China at 22:14 Beijing time Friday, according to China's State Seismological Bureau.

The epicenter was initially determined at 26.6 degrees north latitude and 103.1 degrees east longitude. There was no casualty report by press time.

(Xinhua News Agency August 6, 2005)