5.1 earthquake shakes China province

Published: Nov. 16, 2008 at 1:36 PM

MIANYANG CITY, China, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Chinese officials say no one was killed Sunday when an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rocked Sichuan province.

The temblor was centered near Mianyang City and caused what was described as minor damage to several homes, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Local officials said many of the homes appeared to stand up so well because they had been built after the massive magnitude 8 quake that struck the region in May.

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