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The affected area, with seismic intensity greater than six, spans 1,389 square kilometers, a region inhabited by 24,000 people, the report said.
At least 22 people were injured in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Ninglang County in southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Sunday, local authorities said.
The quake occurred around 3.02 pm, with the epicenter about 60 kilometers from the Ninglang County seat of Lijiang City, and 3 kilometers from the nearest town of Yongning, Xinhua news agency reported.
The publicity department of Ninglang said that a number of tiles falling from the village residences could be spotted at the scene.
The affected area, with seismic intensity greater than six, spans 1,389 square kilometers, a region inhabited by 24,000 people, the report said.
The Ninglang fire brigade has sent four vehicles and 15 people to the epicenter to investigate the disaster.
A 60-member search and rescue team was also assembled and dispatched.
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