NANNING, Oct. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- One senior man in his 60s was killed and another injured in an earthquake in Pingguo County, Bose City of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

    The earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter Scale on Thursday evening struck Haicheng Township in Pingguo County, with the epicenter being situated at 23.60 north latitude and 107.50 east longitude, according to the Chinese Seismic Observatory Network.

    The tremor was also felt in a number of other areas in Guangxi,including Nanning, the regional capital.

    The senior man, who was having dinner together at home with other members of the family when the earthquake struck at 7:19 p.m. on Thursday, was killed by a boulder falling off from the mountain near his home, according to local government.

    In addition to the above-mentioned casualties, the earthquake only caused cracks in the walls of several bungalows in Taiping Township near the epicenter, said local sources.

    The injured, a female, is now hospitalized. Enditem