Over 5,900 people were affected by Thursday's 5.0-magnitude earthquake in Eryuan county, Yunnan province, and no casualties had been reported as of 11 am, according to the local earthquake rescue and relief headquarters.

The earthquake struck the county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture at 4:31 am Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 26.26 degrees north latitude and 100.03 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, said a report issued by the CENC.

The county headquarters in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture stated that 3,936 residents had been evacuated, as Chinese online media outlet ThePaper reported on Thursday afternoon.

So far, 179 houses were damaged, and roads in Sanying and Niujie townships partially collapsed due to the quake. However, they have now been cleared and reopened to traffic, it said.

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After the quake, the Yunnan Earthquake Agency initiated a Level Ⅲ emergency response, and a 20-person on-site work team was dispatched in waves to the affected area for loss evaluation and earthquake monitoring.

The prefecture and county governments have sent 34 vehicles and 169 people for rescue work.