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1 Injured, 13,000 Affected by Guizhou Earthquake
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  • http://english.dbw.cn   2015-03-31 09:51:18
     

    A 5.5-magnitude quake hits Jianhe county in southwest China's Guizhou province on March 30, 2015. [Photo: weibo.com/ceic]

    A 5.5-magnitude quake struck Jianhe county in southwest China's Guizhou province Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

    A woman from Xinliu Village, Nanjia Township was hit by fallen tiles and sent to a local hospital.

    More than 13,000 residents of 2,200 households in Jianhe were affected by the quake, according to the provincial civil affairs department.

    Thousands of rooms were damaged, but there have been no reports of houses collapsing or livestock deaths.

    The test of Guizhou section of Shanghai-Kunming high speed rail has also been postponed due to the earthquake.

    The quake hit at 9:47am at 26.6 degrees north latitude, and 108.8 degrees east longitude with a depth of 7.0 kilometers, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

    No aftershocks have occurred yet.

     

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    Author:    Source: CRI     Editor: Yang Fan

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