2011 Yunnan earthquake
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| Magnitude | 5.4 Mw |
| Depth | 34.9 kilometres (21.7 mi) |
| Epicenter | 24°42′36″N 97°59′38″E / 24.710°N 97.994°E Yingjiang County, Yunnan, China |
| Areas affected |  China Burma |
| Casualties | at least 25 deaths 250 injured (134 seriously injured)[1] |
The 2011 Yunnan earthquake was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred on March 10, 2011, at 12:58 CST with its epicenter in Yingjiang County, Yunnan, People's Republic of China, near the Burmese border.[2] At least 25 people died and 250 were injured with 134 in serious condition.[1] China's Xinhua reports that up to seven aftershocks, measuring up to a magnitude of 4.7, followed the initial quake, which caused a total of 127,000 people to be evacuated to nearby shelters.[3] It joined over 1,000 other minor tremors that affected the region in the two preceding months.[4] The earthquake occurred one day before a much larger earthquake struck Japan that also formed a tsunami.
Damage and casualties
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Reaction
The Chinese media said that 5,000 tents, 10,000 quilts and nearly 1,000 troops were being sent to the area to aid the rescue efforts.[5][6] The Macao Red Cross also offered 200,000 RMB as a relief fund for the earthquake.[7] Xinhua has described the area as a "Quake Prone belt" as there have been a thousand tremors in the area in recent months.[8] There were multiple aftershocks as rescue efforts got underway by firefighters and other rescuers.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b Ji, Zhepeng (2011-03-10). "云南盈江地震已造成25人死亡250人受伤". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ "Magnitude 5.4 - MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION". USGS. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ "At least 24 dead, 207 injured in SW China quake". Xinhua News Agency. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ "Deaths reported in China quake". Al-Jazeera. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
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Times-Of-Indiawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Macao Red Cross Offers 30,000 USD as Relief Fund for Quake-victims". Xinhua. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "Deadly Quake Strikes Near China-Burma Border". 10 March 2011.
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