Yunnan Yingjiang earthquake aftershocks have occurred nearly 700

According to Seismological Bureau of Yunnan Province, ended on the 27th morning, Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Dehong in Yunnan Province have taken place in Yingjiang County 1.0 times more than 691 aftershocks, including earthquake sequence 3.0-3.9 10, 4 .0-4.9 to 4 times. Earthquake victims living in the proper arrangements, while closely monitoring earthquake trend, and remove dangers and security risks, and derivatives to prevent post-earthquake disaster occurred.

August 20 to 21, occurred in Yingjiang County 5.0, 4.9, 5.9 earthquake. Earthquake that killed five people, 127 people were injured, houses inverted loss of 16.8 million, the emergency evacuation of the affected population transfer of 128,000 people.

HU Yong, deputy director of Yunnan Seismological Bureau-27 in Yingjiang County at the conference that the seismic work, Yingjiang County is located in Tengchong - Longling earthquake zone and a seismic zone in northern Myanmar's cross, this earthquake is Yingjiang County 100 years to one of the biggest, is weak earthquake occurred earthquake, a swarm of earthquakes, the more special. Meng macro earthquake epicenter was located up the rural areas, the source shallow, only eight kilometers, seismic hazards in housing construction large.

At present, Yingjiang earthquake coincides with the rainy season late, frequent aftershocks easily induced landslide, mud-rock flows, landslides and other secondary disasters, Dehong, Yingjiang County and related departments have adopted a series of measures that may occur secondary disasters Region to conduct a comprehensive inspection, especially for homes and schools, hospitals, reservoirs, highways and other facilities and some other key areas, and remove dangers and security risks.

HU Yong, said, according to historical and current earthquake sequence, Yingjiang more recent large-scale earthquake is unlikely, but should pay attention to four more strong aftershocks from happening.