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At least 20 dead in SW China quake
At least 20 people died and more than 20,000 houses collapsed or were damaged in an earthquake that jolted southwest China's Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces today, China central TV reported.
The 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the border area of Yiliang county of Yunnan and Weining county of Guizhou at 11:19 am and the depth of its epicenter was about 14 km at 27.5 degrees north latitude and 104.0 degrees east longitude, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The deaths and losses were reported by the civil affairs department of Yunnan. Casualties are still unknown in Guizhou.
The quake, which was also felt in neighboring Sichuan Province, was followed by several other tremors.
The 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the border area of Yiliang county of Yunnan and Weining county of Guizhou at 11:19 am and the depth of its epicenter was about 14 km at 27.5 degrees north latitude and 104.0 degrees east longitude, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The deaths and losses were reported by the civil affairs department of Yunnan. Casualties are still unknown in Guizhou.
The quake, which was also felt in neighboring Sichuan Province, was followed by several other tremors.
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