China News Network Kunming, May 18 (Miao Chao) At 21:47 on the 18th, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in Qiaojia, Zhaotong, Yunnan. The reporter learned from the Yunnan Provincial Fire Rescue Corps that after the earthquake, the rescue forces of Qiaojia County Fire Rescue Brigade were rushing to the epicenter. Xiaohe Town, the epicenter of the epicenter, was about a 5-hour drive from Qiaojia County. Certainly affected.
According to the official measurement by China Seismic Network: a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred at Qiaojia County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province (27.18 degrees north latitude, 103.16 degrees east longitude) at 21:47 on May 18, with a focal depth of 8 kilometers.
At 22:40, the Zhaotong City Public Security Bureau notified that a house in Yakou Village, Xiaohe Town, the epicenter, collapsed and two people were trapped. At present, the rescue forces of Qiaojia County Fire Rescue Brigade are rushing to the epicenter. Xiaohe Town, the epicenter, is about 5 hours' drive from Qiaojia County. The roads on the way are constantly rolling down, and the speed of the team's movement is affected to a certain extent.
Qiaojia County is located in the northeast of Yunnan Province. The Yunnan Provincial Government issued a notice on the 17th to officially approve 31 counties (cities, districts) such as Qiaojia County to withdraw from the poor counties. (Finish)