10 hurt in quake, no deaths

Quake aftermath: Damaged houses seen in Pingyuan county in Dezhou following a 5.4-magnitude earthquake that shook eastern China on Sunday. — AFP

BEIJING: An earthquake in eastern China before dawn on Sunday knocked down houses and injured at least 10 people, according to state media, but no deaths were reported.

The magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, about 300km south of Beijing, the Chinese capital, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.