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Earthquake in southwest China’s Yunnan injures 15 people

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Reuters
Published: Jan 2, 2022, 09:39 GMT+00:00

BEIJING (Reuters) - A 5.5 magnitude earthquake that rattled the city of Lijiang in southwestern China's Yunnan province on Sunday injured 15 people, the Yunnan Earthquake Agency said on its social media feed.

Earthquake in southwest China’s Yunnan injures 15 people

BEIJING (Reuters) – A 5.5 magnitude earthquake that rattled the city of Lijiang in southwestern China’s Yunnan province on Sunday injured 15 people, the Yunnan Earthquake Agency said on its social media feed.

The earthquake at 3:02 p.m. (0702 GMT) struck at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), the agency reported.

(Reporting by Tony Munroe and Min Zhang: Editing by Neil Fullick)

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