article imageModerate 5.1 earthquake hits southwest China, injures 23
February 26, 2010 |11:28 | Earthquake By : Team X
On Thursday, an earthquake measuring at 5.1-magnitude struck the southwest region of Yunnan in China, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake’s depth was measured at 24.4 miles and was located 60 miles of northwest of Kunming and 1,300 miles southwest of Beijing.
Xinhua reports that local authorities announced there were 23 people injured as dozens of houses collapsed but no damages to heritage sites have been reported. Lufeng, Yunnan is known as the largest source of dinosaur bones in all of China.
The Yunnan Provincial Red Cross Society and provincial authorities have sent relief efforts and relief supplies, including quilts, tents, clothes and other vital items to the area, reports People’s Daily Online. Vice Governor of Yunnan, Cao Jianfang, said.
We must ensure that the disaster-stricken residents are properly accommodated and have adequate food, water and clothes Gu Yishan, an official with Yunnan’s seismological bureau, said rescue teams were currently working in the area. Yishan also added that the region is consistently hit with moderate earthquakes measuring in the 5-magnitude range. Thursday’s earthquake occurred the same time as Alaska experienced six earthquakes.
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