21 injured as buildings collapse after 5.4 quake hits east China

Videos posted on social media showed shaking light fixtures and trembling ground, as well as one clip of people walking past bricks scattered on the ground. - SCREENSHOT: X via The Straits Times/ANN

BEIJING (AFP): A shallow 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern China in the early hours of Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with state media reporting at least 21 people injured and dozens of buildings collapsed.

Videos on social media showed shaking light fixtures, trembling ground and people evacuating their buildings, with one clip showing people walking past bricks scattered on the ground.