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China:Earthquake:2006/07/22
Duration2006/07/22 A moderate earthquake,magnitude 5.2, in China's southwestern Yunnan province on Saturday toppled scores of houses and killed at least 18 people, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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  • Reuters AlertNet 2006/07/22
    SHANGHAI, July 22 (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake in China's southwestern Yunnan province on Saturday toppled houses and killed at least 11 people, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
  • CNN.com 2006/07/22
    Houses in Yanjin, a county on the Yunnan-Guizhou plateau with a population of 350,000, were mostly built near hillsides and therefore are vulnerable to earthquakes, Xinhua said.
  • Reueters News 2006/07/22
    The 5.1 earthquake, which struck a mountainous area close to the border with Sichuan province, injured 60 people, Xinhua quoted officials in the Zhaotong municipal government as saying.
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  • USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
    Date-Time:Saturday, July 22, 2006 at 9:10:23 AM:local time at epicenter
    Magnitude: 5.2
    Region:SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU REGION, CHINA
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