Yunnan quake cuts wide swath of destruction

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A moderate earthquake hit southwestern China, destroying more than 10,000 homes and leaving hundreds of people injured, state media and seismologists said.

The epicenter of the quake was in Guantun, about 200 kilometers from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, Xinhua News Agency said, citing the China Earthquake Networks Centre.

The US Geological Survey revised its initial reading to say that the 5.7 magnitude quake struck at 7.19pm yesterday at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers and was centred 98 kilometers east-northeast of the city of Dali.

Xinhua put the strength of the quake at six magnitude.

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