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Earthquake rattles Yunnan, one dead
( 2003-07-22 08:04) (Agencies)

A moderate earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit China's southwestern province of Yunnan late Monday night, killing one person and causing over 100 houses to collapse, a seismological official said on Tuesday.

The tremor struck at 11:16 p.m. in Dayao county, an official with the China Seismological Bureau said.

"There has been some damage. One person has been killed, and two others are severely injured," said the official. "It's not a heavily populated area. That's all we know for now."

The epicenter was located at Tanhua Town at 26.0 north latitudeand 101.2 east longitude, according to seismologists.

In early July, a 6.1 magnitude quake rattled the mountainous Tibet region with no casualties.

 
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