Magnitude 6-7 Earthquakes Strike Yunnan and Qinghai Provinces in China... 3 Dead

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Yuri] Earthquakes with magnitudes of 6 to 7 occurred consecutively overnight in Yunnan Province in southwestern China and Qinghai Province in the northwest. The earthquake in Yunnan Province resulted in 3 deaths and over 20 injuries. Approximately 12,000 houses were damaged, and about 72,000 people were displaced.

According to Chinese state media CCTV on the 22nd, from 8:56 PM to 11:23 PM on the 21st, 21 earthquakes occurred near Yangbi County, Dali County, Yunnan Province, including a magnitude 6.4 quake, causing casualties and property damage. The epicenter was located at 25.67 degrees north latitude and 99.87 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 8 km. There was one earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 or higher and three earthquakes with magnitudes between 5.0 and 5.9. Chinese authorities issued a level 2 emergency response and dispatched emergency rescue teams to the site to conduct rescue operations and damage assessments.

Following the Yunnan earthquake, at around 2:04 AM on the 22nd, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred 389 km southwest of Xining, Qinghai Province. Chinese authorities reported that the earthquakes in Yunnan and Qinghai provinces occurred relatively close to the surface, at depths ranging from 8 to 17 km. No casualties have been reported yet from the Qinghai earthquake.

Both Yunnan and Qinghai provinces are regions with relatively frequent seismic activity.

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