An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 occurred in Honghe County, Yunnan Province, and the local authorities have organized disaster investigation.
Xinhua News Agency, Kunming, November 19th (Reporter Lin Bifeng, Ceng Wei) The China Seismological Network officially determined that at 1: 27 on November 19th, an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred in Honghe County, Yunnan Province, with a focal depth of 8 kilometers. According to the Propaganda Department of Honghe County Committee, when the earthquake felt strong, no reports of casualties have been received yet, and all towns and villages and fire rescue departments are organizing disaster investigation.
According to the person in charge of the Propaganda Department of Honghe County Committee, Honghe County has a strong sense of earthquake. At present, no casualties have been received. All towns and villages are organizing disaster investigation, and local fire rescue departments have rushed to the epicenter area to organize disaster investigation.
The reporter learned from the Seismological Bureau of Yunnan Province that the Seismological Bureau of Yunnan Province is urgently organizing consultation and judgment to further collect the disaster situation. According to China Seismological Network, the focal depth of the earthquake is 8 kilometers, the epicenter is located at 23.37 degrees north latitude and 102.26 degrees east longitude, and the epicenter is 16 kilometers away from Honghe County and 192 kilometers away from Kunming City.