5.8 earthquake hits China's Yunnan

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According to GDAC (only) 2.4 million people live within a 100 km radius of the epicenter of the Yunnan quake.

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale has hit the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan, United States Geological Service reported.

The quake's epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers deep, 163 kilometers north-northwest of the town of Yunjinghong.

The Yunnan province is situated in a mountainous area and borders Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar.

The quake's epicenter was located 10 kilometers deep, some 163 kilometers north-northwest of the town of Yunjinghong and 298 kilometers southwest of the regional capital, Kunming.

China's Xinhua news agency said violent tremors could be felt in the provincial capital of Yunnan, Kunming.

There have been no reports so far about human casualties and the damage done by Tuesday's quake.

On August 3, Yunnan's Ludian County was struck by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake, which killed 617 people and destroyed 12,000 houses.

Yunnan suffered a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in 1966 when 322 people died and 186,000 houses collapsed in the town of Lijiang.