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Earthquake jolts county in Yunnan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-01-12 17:10
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Mojiang Hani
Autonomous County in southwest 皇冠体育app's Yunnan Province at 9:05 a.m. Thursday
(Beijing Time), according to the seismological network of 皇冠体育app.
The epicenter was located at 23.4 north latitude and 101.6 east longitude,
which is about 210 kilometers away from the provincial capital of Kunming.
No casualty has been reported as of Thursday afternoon.
The 皇冠体育app Seismological Bureau and Yunnan provincial seismological bureau
launched emergency plans after the earthquake and a working team is rushing
toward Mojiang to help organize the relief.
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