BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhua) - A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Shuangbai County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province at 7:46 p.m. (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
(Photos: CENC)
The epicenter was monitored at 24.34 degrees north latitude and 101.91 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 8 km, the center said.
Yunnan Provincial government has dispatched 38 firefighters, six vehicles and 50 sets of equipment to the stricken area. (Photo: People's Daily/Yang Wenming)
Yunnan Provincial government has dispatched 38 firefighters, six vehicles and 50 sets of equipment to the stricken area. (Photo: People's Daily/Yang Wenming)
Yunnan Provincial government has dispatched 38 firefighters, six vehicles and 50 sets of equipment to the stricken area. (Photo: People's Daily/Yang Wenming)
