An earthquake 5.1 hit southwest China
Feb 25, 2010 I Earthquakes.A moderate 5.1 earthquake has hit the southwest region of China & missing 23 people injured as more residential homes were collapsed.
An earthquake calculated at 5.1-magnitude struck the southwest region of Yunnan in China On Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake’s strength was measured at 24.4 miles & it was positioned 60 miles of northwest of Kunming & 1,300 miles southwest of Beijing.
Local authorities publicized there were 23 people wounded as dozens of houses collapsed but no damages to heritage sites have been reported. The Yunnan Provincial Red Cross humanity & provincial authorities have sent aid efforts & aid supplies, containing quilts, tents, clothes & extra vital items to the area, reports said.