1st LD-Writethru: 22 injured in 5.5-magnitude earthquake in China's Yunnan

KUNMING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-two people have been injured in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Ninglang in southwest China's Yunnan Province at 3:02 p.m. on Sunday, local authorities said.

The Yunnan provincial earthquake bureau has activated a Level III emergency response and sent a 23-member working team to the quake-hit region.

The epicenter was about 60 km away from the county