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1st Ld-Writethru: 5.4-magnitude aftershock hits SW China

BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A 5.4-magnitude aftershock hit Qingchuan county of southwestern Sichuan Province at 2:06 p.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter of the latest tremor is located at 32.5 degrees north latitude and 105.3 degrees east longitude, it said.

The tremor was the latest major quake monitored following 24 aftershocks above magnitude 5 that rocked the hardest-hit area in Sichuan.

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