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| UTC time | 2011-03-10 04:58:13 |
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| ISC event | 16298683 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 10 March 2011 |
| Local time | 12:58 CST |
| Magnitude | 5.4 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) |
| Epicenter | 24°42′36″N 97°59′38″E / 24.710°N 97.994°E Yingjiang County, Yunnan, China |
| Type | Strike-slip |
| Areas affected | China Burma |
| Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) |
| Casualties | 26 deaths 313 injured (133 seriously injured)[2] |
The 2011 Yunnan earthquake was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred on 10 March 2011 at 12:58 CST, with its epicenter in Yingjiang County, Yunnan, People's Republic of China, near the Burmese border.[1] A total of 26 people died and 313 were injured with 133 in serious condition.[2] 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] Following damage surveys, officials reported that 1,039 buildings were destroyed and 4,994 more were seriously damaged.[2] The earthquake occurred one day before a much larger earthquake struck Japan that triggered a tsunami.
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- ^ a b c Yan (2011-03-22). "Death toll from SW China earthquake rises to 26". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^ "At least 24 dead, 207 injured in SW China quake". Xinhua News Agency. 2011-03-10. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ "Deaths reported in China quake". Al-Jazeera. 2011-03-10. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-10.