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Earthquakes shake south-west China's Yunnan | Earthquakes shake south-west China's Yunnan |
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A series of earthquakes have hit south-west China, leaving at least seven people dead and 20 injured, state-run media report. | |
The quakes struck the border of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, with the largest felt at 11:19 Beijing time (03:19 GMT), Xinhua news agency said. | |
The US Geological Survey registered the two strongest of the series of quakes at 5.6 magnitude. | |
More than 20,000 houses were damaged, Xinhua said, citing government sources. | |
An official from Guizhou told the Agence-France Presse news agency by phone that no deaths were reported in the province. | |
Users of the Twitter-like weibo reported people rushing out of shaking office buildings. | Users of the Twitter-like weibo reported people rushing out of shaking office buildings. |