BEIJING, (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China yesterday, killing at least 367 people and leaving 1,881 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province, and causing thousands of buildings, including a school, to collapse.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake registered at a shallow depth of less than 1 mile (1.6 km). Chinese state media said it was felt most strongly in Yunnan as well as in the neighbouring provinces of Guizhou and Sichuan.
The official Xinhua news agency said the epicentre was in Longtoushan town in Yunnan’s mountainous Ludian county.
