Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 jolts China; no casualties

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale has jolted China on Friday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.

Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale has jolted China on Friday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.

The tremor occurred at 06:29 am IST, with its epicentre located at a latitude of 25.05 N and longitude of 99.72 E, at a depth of 10 kilometres.

In a post on X, NCS stated, “EQ of M: 4.5, On: 16/05/2025 06:29:51 IST, Lat: 25.05 N, Long: 99.72 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: China.”

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. 

Further details are awaited.