China News Service, Kunming, May 19th. China Earthquake Networks officially determined that 5 earthquakes occurred in Yangbi County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province from the evening of the 18th to the early morning of the 19th, with the highest magnitude of 4.2.
Yangbi County has launched a Level IV response. After inspection, there are currently no casualties and property losses are under further inspection.
The 5 earthquakes were: a magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred near Cangshan West Town (25.65 degrees north latitude, 99.93 degrees east longitude) at 18:49, and a magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred near Taiping Township, Yangbi County (25.6 degrees north latitude, 99.9 degrees east longitude) at 20:20. Earthquake, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near Cangshan West Town (25.65 degrees north latitude, 99.93 degrees East longitude) at 20:56, and a magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred near Cangshan West Town (25.65 degrees north latitude, 99.93 degrees east longitude) at 21:39, at 3 o'clock on the 19th A magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred near Cangshan West Town (25.65 degrees north latitude, 99.93 degrees east longitude) at 27 minutes.
After the earthquake, Yangbi County has initiated a level IV response. At present, various emergency rescue work is being carried out in an orderly manner.
The Natural Resources Bureau of Yangbi County arranged for geological disaster monitors to investigate 230 hidden danger points of geological disasters in the county. So far, no signs of disasters and secondary disasters have been found.
Monitors at various hidden danger points are carrying out real-time monitoring.
Yangbi Yi Autonomous County is located in the west of Yunnan Province, named after the Yangbi River.
Yangbi County has been an important town on the Ancient Tea Horse Road since ancient times, with the Yunnan-Burma Highway, Dabao Expressway, 320 National Road and Dari Railway passing through it.
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