M4.9 earthquake hits Songyuan in NE China's Jilin Province

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A 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Songyuan City in northeast China's Jilin Province at 7:13 a.m. BJT on Sunday, reported the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

According to CENC, the epicenter, with a depth of about 12 kilometers, was 18 km from downtown of Songyuan, a city of over 2.78 million inhabitants and 153 km from Harbin, capital of neighboring Heilongjiang Province.

The tremors were also felt in Changchun, Jilin's provincial capital, and Harbin.

No casualties have been reported so far.

(CGTN)