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                  Earthquake in SW China Kills 1, Injures 300

   by VOA News

   A strong, shallow earthquake has hit a mountainous region of
   southwestern China, leaving at least one person dead and injuring over
   300 others.

   Chinese state media also say at least 50,000 people were displaced by
   the quake, which was centered in Yunnan province's Jinggu County.

   The United States Geological Survey measured the late Tuesday
   earthquake at a magnitude of 6.0 and said it had a depth of just over
   10 kilometers.

   Chinese authorities put the quake's magnitude at a much stronger 6.6
   and said it struck just five kilometers beneath the surface.

   The official Xinhua news agency said houses shook for several seconds
   and that some structures collapsed in the worst-hit areas.

   Several aftershocks, the strongest of which measured 4.2-magnitude,
   continue to hit the area.

   Hundreds of troops and rescue workers have been sent to the region, and
   Premier Li Keqiang has ordered an "all-out effort" to save lives.

   Jinggu County, which is near China's border with Myanmar and Laos, has
   a population of 290,000 and is made up mostly of ethnic minorities.

   The mountainous region is prone to earthquakes. In August, about 600
   people died when a 6.3-magnitude quake struck another part of Yunnan.
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