A medium strength earthquake Friday jolted the mountainous South West China and killed at least 43 persons, according to media reports.
According to a leading news agency of China a series of earth earthquake waves measuring 5.7 magnitudes on the Richter scale hit the border area of Yiliang county of Yunnan and Weining county of Guizhou at 11:19 a.m. that killed 43 people and injured over 150 others.
The depth of its epicenter was about 14 km at 27.5 degrees north latitude and 104.0 degrees east longitude, added reports.
Among the 43 victims, 42 were from Yiliang as the epicenter was just about 15 km from Yiliang's county seat. The other one was from Zhaoyang district of Zhaotong city, said an official with the provincial civil affairs department.
The quake has disrupted the lives of over 700,000 people in Yiliang and Daguan counties as well as Zhaoyang district, which are all under the administration of Zhaotong.
So far, more than 100,000 people have been evacuated, said the official, citing a report from Zhaotong 's civil affairs bureau.
Preliminary investigation showed that more than 20,000 houses were damaged or had collapsed in the quake, according to the official.
As of 1 p.m., the quake-prone area had been stricken by 16 aftershocks, with the strongest one measuring at magnitude-5.6, according to the provincial seismological bureau.
Preliminary investigation showed that more than 20,000 houses were damaged or had collapsed in the quake, according to the official.
The province has already sent work teams to the quake-hit area and the civil affairs department is transporting thousands of tents, quilts and coats to the area.
Preliminary investigation showed that more than 20,000 houses were damaged or had collapsed in the quake, according to the official.
So far, no casualties have been reported in Guizhou Province, but the quake has also damaged or even toppled homes in Weining county, said Chen Bo, head of the county government.
--With ANI Inputs--
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