The 2000 Yunnan earthquake occurred on January 14 2000, at 23:37 UTC, in Yunnan

Yunnan

Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...

, China

China

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. The earthquake

Earthquake

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...

 killed 7 people, and caused much damage in central Yunnan Province.

The quake was moderate, with a magnitude of 5.9, however it left 2,528 injured, 92,479 homeless and destroyed over 41,000 homes.

It was preceded by a magnitude 5.5 foreshock

Foreshock

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at 22:09, and a 4.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in the same area on 26 January.