China Earthquake Administration launches emergency response for magnitude 7.9 in Myanmar

CCTV.com2025-05-09

CCTV.com News: According to the WeChat official account of the "China Earthquake Administration", according to the China Earthquake Network, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred in Myanmar (21.85 degrees north latitude, 95.95 degrees east longitude) at 30 kilometers on March 28, 2025. The epicenter is about 294 kilometers closest to my country's border line, about 310 kilometers from the Ruili Municipal Government in Yunnan, and about 776 kilometers from the Kunming Municipal Government. At 14:32, a magnitude 6.4 aftershock occurred near the epicenter. It is understood that the earthquakes in Dehong, Lincang, Baoshan, Xishuangbanna, Lijiang, Dali and other places in Yunnan are strong, while earthquakes in Chuxiong and Kunming are obvious.

The China Earthquake Administration quickly launched an overseas earthquake emergency response mechanism, and video-connected the China Earthquake Network Center, Yunnan Provincial Earthquake Bureau, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Earthquake Bureau, Guizhou Provincial Earthquake Bureau to understand the earthquake situation, disaster situation, etc., organized a rolling consultation and analysis, and dispatched a field work team from the Yunnan Provincial Earthquake Administration to Ruili City to assist the local government in carrying out emergency response work.

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