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    Photo taken with a mobile phone shows people on a street in Jinggu County of Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 7, 2014. A 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Jinggu County of Pu'er City in Yunnan at 9:49 p.m. Beijing Time (1349 GMT), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). (Xinhua)

    One person died and 324 others were injured after a 6.6-magnitude quake jolted southwest China's Yunnan Province Tuesday night, according to local government.

    The casualties were reported mainly from Jinggu County, where the epicenter was monitored.

    A total of 92,700 people in Jinggu were affected, and 56,880 of them have been relocated, said an official with the county's publicity department.

    The quake at 9:49 p.m. (Beijing Time), with a focal depth of five kilometers, jolted the county with a population of 290,000.

    Tremor was felt across the province, which is prone to earthquake disasters.

    Yunnan has initiated the Class-I emergency response, the highest, sending rescue staff and materials to the affected areas.

    On August 3, a 6.5-magnitude quake hit Ludian, Yunnan, killing more than 600 people.

    Author:    Source: xinhua     Editor: Yang Fan

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