22 injured as 5.5-magnitude earthquake rocks China's Yunnan province

Authorities in China's Yunnan Province say at least 22 people have been injured in an earthquake measuring 5.5 that struck Ninglang county on Sunday.

At least 22 people were injured in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Ninglang in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday, local authorities said.

The earthquake struck around 3.02 pm, and its epicentre was about 60 km away from the county seat of Ninglang, in the city of Lijiang, and 3 km away from the nearest township of Yongning, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.