Tremors felt in China's Yunnan as 7.9-magnitude quake strikes Myanmar

Tremors felt in China's Yunnan as 7.9-magnitude quake strikes Myanmar

Tremors felt in China's Yunnan as 7.9-magnitude quake strikes Myanmar

This photo taken on March 28, 2025 shows a damaged building after the earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar. [Photo/Xinhua]

Strong tremors were felt

in some cities in southwest China's Yunnan Province bordering Myanmar, after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar at 2:20 p.m. Friday. No casualties have been reported in Yunnan so far.

Many residents in the provincial capital of Kunming came or stayed outdoors to escape danger, upon feeling the quake tremor.

Li Zhihao, a resident in the city of Jinghong, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture bordering Myanmar, said he felt a tremor lasting nearly one minute.

The epicenter was monitored at 21.85 degrees north latitude and 95.95 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 30 km, said a report issued by the China Earthquake Networks Center.

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