An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the richter scale jolted Yingjiang county, Dehong Dai-Jinpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, at 5:35 AM on Wednesday.

The epicenter of the quake, about 10 km underground, was at 25.1 degrees north latitude and 97.9 degrees east longitude, according to the National Earthquake Network Center.

No casualties have been reported so far.

(Xinhua News Agency August 20, 2008)