5.0-magnitude quake affects nearly 6,000 in Yunnan

Over 5,900 people were affected by Thursday's 5.0-magnitude earthquake in Eryuan county, Yunnan province, and no casualties had been reported as of 11 am, according to the local earthquake rescue and relief headquarters.

The county headquarters in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture stated that 3,936 residents had been evacuated, as Chinese online media outlet ThePaper reported on Thursday afternoon.

So far, 179 houses were damaged, and roads in Sanying and Niujie townships partially collapsed due to the quake. However, they have now been cleared and reopened to traffic, it said.

After the quake, the Yunnan Earthquake Agency initiated a Level Ⅲ emergency response, and a 20-person on-site work team was dispatched in waves to the affected area for loss evaluation and earthquake monitoring.

The prefecture and county governments have sent 34 vehicles and 169 people for rescue work.