Strong quake shakes China; at least 1 killed

As reported in 'The Japan News' : The Associated Press Chinese paramilitary policemen set up tents for quake victims on the grounds of a primary school in southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Wednesday.

The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A strong, shallow earthquake shook southwestern China overnight, killing at least one person, damaging buildings and prompting thousands to camp outside as aftershocks continued to strike the area, officials said Wednesday. The earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6 hit the Weiyuan city area of Yunnan Province at 9:49 p.m. when most residents would have been in their homes. At least 324 people also were injured, eight of them seriously, the Yunnan provincial government said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake measured magnitude 6 at a depth of 10.1 kilometers. Its shallow focus was likely to cause greater damage, but there were no immediate reports of serious destruction. China’s national earthquake monitoring agency gave the quake’s magnitude as 6.6 and said it struck just five kilometers below the surface. It said the quake was followed by eight aftershocks, the strongest of which registered at magnitude 4.2. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ordered an “all-out effort” to rescue quake victims.Speech