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Another dangerous earthquake in Yunnan, China – houses collapsed and 2 people seriously injured
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Another dangerous earthquake in Yunnan, China – houses collapsed and 2 people seriously injured. Last update: June 20, 2011 at 3pm

Earthquake summary : Yunnan province, China was again hit by a moderate shallow earthquake during late afternoon (local time). Based on recent damaging earthquakes, Earthquake-Report.com calls this earthquake very dangerous.

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Landscape in the greater epicenter area - Panoramio picture by 西北风 - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/38468978

UPDATE 15:07 UTC : We have reports that 2 other people were seriously injure. So far nobody was killed in this earthquake. 4 other people were slightly injured.

UPDATE 15:14UTC : A total of 13 Fire Brigade trucks have been send to the disaster area.

UPDATE 15:07 UTC : There were NO power outages and telecommunications are working normal

UPDATE 14:40 UTC : Thick fog is making the relief and rescue work very difficult and dangerous.

UPDATE 14:36 UTC : The local authorities have send a shipment of 200 tents, 200 quilts, 200 coats and other emergency relief supplies to the earthquake area.

UPDATE 13:42 UTC : It is currently dark in China which will make rescue and relief actions a lot more difficult.

UPDATE 13:39 UTC : In addition to the 13:16 update, reports are also confirming the collapse of a number of houses in the rural areas near the epicenter.

UPDATE 13:16 UTC : Situation at the update time : 4 slight injuries – 2 in Mangbang, and 2 in North. Tiles fell from roofs and many cracks in houses in many locations.

UPDATE 12:30 UTC : As you can see on the picture at right, most of the farming in the area happens on hilly terraces. These terraces are very vulnerable for landslides

UPDATE 12:25 UTC : 2 people were rescued from below a collapsed house with luckily minor injuries.

UPDATE 12:22 UTC : Earthquake intensity data as reported by the Chinese authorities :
Tengchong County: felt strongly
Longyang: felt obvious;
Longling: have felt
Changning: part of the town felt
Shidian County: County has felt
Lianghe: felt in the county

UPDATE 12:10 UTC : We receive reports of collapsed houses. As far as this moment : NO casualties yet.

UPDATE 12:06 UTC : A number of weak aftershocks have shaken the epicenter area soon after the mainshock.
2011-06-20 18:32:07 98.41 25.02 – 2.3
2011-06-20 18:28:48 98.41 25.02 – 2.4
2011-06-20 18:28:03 98.42 25.03 – 2.8
2011-06-20 18:25:47 98.4 25.04 - 2.3
2011-06-20 18:16:50 98.41 25.03 – 5.2

UPDATE 12:04 UTC : The emergency response people, equipment, materials and a logistics support group with power supplies, communications, accommodation, equipment and supplies were “ready to help” within 1 hour after the earthquake. The team commander gave the order for a 34-man on-site emergency response team to carry emergency equipment and supplies to the epicenter area.

UPDATE 12:02 UTC : Chinese emergency teams have been send to the epicenter area.
Chinese earthquake response is among the best in the world.

UPDATE 12:02 UTC : As you can see on the 3D Google Earth map the closest villages / towns at risk are : Gajiancao, Pingtian and Laopo Ji.

UPDATE 11:59 UTC : The most affected areas for this earthquake are : Baochan city and Tengchong County.

UPDATE 11:49 UTC : The picture below belongs to the Yunnan Seismological Bureau and indicates the fault lines in this area. The red point, just next to the fault line is today’s epicenter.
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Yunnan province in China was again hit this afternoon (local time) by a moderate shallow earthquake. Based on recent damaging earthquakes, Earthquake-Report.com calls this earthquake very dangerous.

Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 5.2 (5.2 Chinese Authorities)
UTC Time : Monday, June 20, 2011 at 10:16:54 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Monday, June 20, 2011 at 06:16:54 PM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 35.2 km ((10 km Chinese Authorities)
Geo-location(s) :

136 km (84 miles) ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
163 km (101 miles) WSW of Dali, Yunnan, China

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