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| UTC time | 2009-07-09 11:19:17 |
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| ISC event | 13380449 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | July 9, 2009 (2009-07-09) |
| Local time | 19:19:17 CST |
| Magnitude | 5.7Mw |
| Depth | 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) |
| Epicenter | 25°37′08″N101°05′10″E / 25.619°N 101.086°E /25.619; 101.086 |
| Areas affected | China |
| Casualties | 1 killed,[1] 336 injured.[2] |
The2009 Yunnan earthquake occurred with amoment magnitude of 5.7 inYao'an County,Yunnan province, People's Republic ofChina on 9 July.[3] At least one person died and over 300 were injured, with over 50 of these sustaining serious injuries.[1][2]
At 11:19UTC (19:19local time), amagnitude 5.7 earthquake with an epicentre at25°37′08″N101°05′10″E / 25.619°N 101.086°E /25.619; 101.086 occurred.[3] The epicentre was in Guantun, 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the province's capitalKunming and 98 kilometres (61 mi) east north east ofDali. The depth of the event was 10 kilometres (6.2 mi).[4] Eightaftershocks were recorded.[5] Amagnitude 5.0 aftershock occurred on July 10 at 09:02:04 UTC (17:02:04 local time). Its epicentre was located at25°37′37″N100°56′56″E / 25.627°N 100.949°E /25.627; 100.949.[6] In total, there were over 8 aftershocks.[2]
The earthquake destroyed 10,000 houses and damaged a further 30,000. One person died[1] and over 300 people were injured, with over 50 suffering serious injuries.[2][5] Yunnan province's civil affairs department was dispatching 4,500 tents, and 3,000 quilts as part of the disaster relief efforts. Also, a coal mine collapsed in the epicentral area within 50 miles.[7]