Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes southern China

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck southern China near the Indian border on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.7, struck at dawn on Saturday at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles (10 km) in the Xizang region of southern China close to the Indian border, the USGS said.