Magnitude 5.2 Mw Casualties At least 19 Date 22 July 2006 | Areas affected China Depth 10,000 m | |
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Similar 2014 Kangding earthquake, 2008 Damxung earthquake, 2008 Panzhihua earthquake, 2006 Borujerd earthquake, 1970 Tonghai earthquake | ||
The 2006 Yanjin earthquake was a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Yanjin County, Yunnan, China. It occurred on July 22, 2006, at 01:10 UTC (09:10 local time). Seismologists have placed the epicentre at 27.992°N 104.215°E / 27.992; 104.215, and its hypocenter at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), 35 km (22 mi) WNW from Zhaotong.
The earthquake toppled at least 1400 houses and sent large boulders tumbling down the hillsides onto residential areas in the mountainous southern regions of Yunnan. Chinese officials have been reported as saying that the tremor killed 16 and injured 60 people in Yanjin County, and killed a further three and injured 46 more in nearby Daguan County.
Railroad services in the region were halted by the quake, as the quake damaged the local railroad tracks, forcing officials to shut down service between Neijiang, Sichuan and Kunming, Yunnan.