5.5-magnitude quake hits northeast China: CENC

 A 5.5-magnitude quake jolted Songyuan city in northeast China's Jilin province at 11:03 a.m. Thursday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter, with a depth of eight kilometers, was determined to be at 44.6 degrees north latitude and 124.2 degrees east longitude, the center said.

A 5.0-magnitude quake with a depth of six kilometers, jolted the same area at 11:10 a.m. Thursday, according to the center.