This file photo taken with a mobile phone on Sept 16, 2021 shows debris on a street after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Luxian county, Southwest China's Sichuan province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

CHENGDU - No casualties have been reported after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China's Sichuan province Wednesday, said local authorities.

The quake struck Xingwen county of Yibin City at 7:50 am Wednesday Beijing Time. The epicenter was monitored at 28.22 degrees north latitude and 105.03 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 10 km, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

There are many villages within 5 kilometers around the epicenter of the earthquake. The publicity department of Xingwen said so far there have been no reports of casualties or road interruptions within the county.

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