2011 Yunnan earthquake

5.4 Mw earthquake in Yunnan, China 2011 Yunnan earthquake 2011-03-10 04:58:13 usp000hvm3 16298683 2011 3 10 y 12:58 CST China Yunnan#China 10 km us Strike-slip 24.710 N 97.994 E inline,titleYingjiang County, Yunnan, China 5.4 w y China Burma 26 deaths313 injured(133 seriously injured)Yan Xinhua News Agency 2011-03-22 2011-03-22 Death toll from SW China earthquake rises to 26 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/22/c_13790890.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121107165706/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/22/c_13790890.htm dead November 7, 2012 VII The 2011 Yunnan earthquake was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred on 10 March 2011 at 12:58 CST, with its epicenter in Yingjiang County, Yunnan, People's Republic of China, near the Burmese border.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001wnu.php#details Magnitude 5.4 – MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION 2011-03-10 2011-03-10 United States Geological Survey https://web.archive.org/web/20110316013053/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001wnu.php 16 March 2011 dead A total of 26 people died and 313 were injured with 133 in serious condition. China's Xinhua reports that up to seven aftershocks, measuring up to a magnitude of 4.7, followed the initial quake, which caused a total of 127,000 people to be evacuated to nearby shelters.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/10/c_13770972.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110313042022/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/10/c_13770972.htm dead March 13, 2011 At least 24 dead, 207 injured in SW China quake Xinhua News Agency 2011-03-10 2011-03-10 It joined over 1,000 other minor tremors that affected the region in the two preceding months.http://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia-pacific/2011/03/201131071347825487.html Al Jazeera 2011-03-10 2011-03-10 Deaths reported in China quake https://web.archive.org/web/20110310093053/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/03/201131071347825487.html 10 March 2011 live Following damage surveys, officials reported that 1,039 buildings were destroyed and 4,994 more were seriously damaged. The earthquake occurred one day before a much larger earthquake struck Japan that triggered a tsunami. Damage and casualties The epicenter was 2 km us from the center of the county, which has a population of more than 270,000 people and is home to several of China's ethnic minorities.Armand Vervaeck Daniell James http://earthquake-report.com/2011/03/10/deaths-and-injuries-from-very-dangerous-earthquake-in-yingjiang-yunnan-china https://web.archive.org/web/20110314012446/http://earthquake-report.com/2011/03/10/deaths-and-injuries-from-very-dangerous-earthquake-in-yingjiang-yunnan-china/ usurped March 14, 2011 Deaths and injuries from very dangerous earthquake in Yingjiang, Yunnan, China Earthquake-Report 2011-03-10 2011-03-10 The state news agency reports that an estimate of 1,200 houses and apartments collapsed and that around 17,500 were severely damaged. The surrounding area also suffered through power outages caused by the quake and several aftershocks.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12697487 Earthquake hits China south-west near Burma border 2011-03-10 BBC 2011-03-10 It is not known if there were any casualties or damage in Burma. Although there was a power outage telecommunications continued to work after the earthquake.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/22-killed-in-China-quake/articleshow/7671956.cms 22 killed in China quake The Times of India 10 March 2011 11 March 2011 Close to 127,100 people were evacuated from Yingjiang County following the quake, which affected a total of 344,600 people.Liu Yinghua 127,100 people evacuated after southwest China's earthquake http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/12/c_13774395.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110315030931/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/12/c_13774395.htm dead March 15, 2011 12 March 2011 Xinhua News Agency 12 March 2011 China Central Television showed damaged buildings with debris around as police officers directed traffic on a chaotic street.http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/china.quake/index.html?eref=edition https://web.archive.org/web/20110628202925/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/china.quake/index.html?eref=edition dead June 28, 2011 China quake kills at least 16 CNN 2011-03-10 2011-03-10 Steven Jiang A local reported the extent of the damage to the BBC, saying, "[half] of a supermarket building had collapsed. Three other big buildings nearby were also badly destroyed", and that "the walls of almost all the houses had collapsed." Small tremors had been occurring in this region for two months and caused damage to many local buildings. A seismologist explained that the strength of this earthquake was enough to let damaged buildings collapse.http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-03/11/content_21068409.htm 云南盈江发生5.8级地震 25人遇难250人伤--南方报业网 2011-03-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110707045339/http://nf.nfdaily.cn/nfdsb/content/2011-03/11/content_21068409.htm 2011-07-07 Reaction The Chinese media reported that 5,000 tents, 10,000 quilts and nearly 1,000 troops were being sent to the area to aid the rescue efforts. The Macao Red Cross also offered 200,000 RMB as a relief fund for the earthquake.http://english.cri.cn/6909/2011/03/11/45s625406.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110319101832/http://english.cri.cn/6909/2011/03/11/45s625406.htm dead March 19, 2011 Macao Red Cross Offers 30,000 USD as Relief Fund for Quake-victims Xinhua News Agency 11 March 2011 10 March 2011 Xinhua has described the area as a "Quake Prone belt" as there have been a thousand tremors in the area in recent months.https://www.voanews.com/a/quake-kills-at-least-19-near-china-burma-border-117729063/167161.html Deadly Quake Strikes Near China-Burma Border 10 March 2011 10 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110326121629/http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Quake-Kills-at-Least-19-Near-China-Burma-Border-117729063.html 26 March 2011 live There were multiple aftershocks as rescue efforts got underway by firefighters and other rescuers.http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/china.quake/?hpt=T2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110628202821/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/china.quake/?hpt=T2 dead June 28, 2011 China quake kills at least 16 10 March 2011 10 March 2011 CNN The Chinese government allocated 55 million yuan to relief efforts on 11 March while the Ministry of Finance gave 50 million yuan for infrastructure repair.Qin Qing China allocates 50 mln yuan for infra structure repair in quake-hit Yunnan http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/12/c_13775045.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110315043105/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/12/c_13775045.htm dead March 15, 2011 12 March 2011 Xinhua News Agency 12 March 2011 The earthquake forced the delay of a planned 180,000-kW hydroelectricity project in the Nujiang River Valley.Asian News International Earthquake casts doubt over Chinese hydropower project http://www.sify.com/news/earthquake-casts-doubt-over-chinese-hydropower-project-news-international-ldmskghjbab.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121019232935/http://www.sify.com/news/earthquake-casts-doubt-over-chinese-hydropower-project-news-international-ldmskghjbab.html dead 19 October 2012 12 March 2011 Sify news 12 March 2011 See also List of earthquakes in 2011 List of earthquakes in China References 2011 Yunnan Category:2011 earthquakes Category:2011 in China Category:2011 disasters in China Category:Geography of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture Category:Earthquakes in Myanmar Category:March 2011 in China