Local residents have been evacuated from the quake-hit area. (Xinhua photo)

    BEIJING, Nov.26 (Xinhuanet) -- An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck a region between Jiujiang, a well-known summer resort on middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and Ruichang, both in east China's Jiangxi Province, at 8:49 a.m. Saturday, China National Seismic Observation Network said.

    The epicenter was monitored to be at 29.7 north latitude, 115.7 east longitude, according to the sources.

    No damage is reported thus far. Enditem