Strong 6.1 quake hits southwest China - USGS | Inquirer News

Strong 6.1 quake hits southwest China – USGS

/ 05:29 PM August 03, 2014

BEIJING – A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China’s Yunnan province Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake struck 11 kilometers (seven miles) west-northwest of the town of Wenping at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers at 4:30 p.m. (0830 GMT)

USGS warned that “Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking.”

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State television reported that firefighters were rushing to the epicenter of the quake.

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Southwest China lies where the Eurasian and Indian plates meet and is prone to earthquakes.

In 1974, a 6.8-quake in the same area killed more than 1,500 people.

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In September 2012, 80 people were killed when twin earthquakes struck the mountainous border area of Yunnan and Guizhou.

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In May 2008, an 8.0-magnitude quake rocked Sichuan, which neighbors Yunnan, killing tens of thousands of people and flattening swathes of the province.

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