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Two earthquakes occurring 12 minutes apart struck Yunnan near the China–Myanmar border, killing more than 730 people.
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1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes
Major earthquakes near the Myanmar–China border region
On 6 November 1988, two earthquakes struck Lancang and Gengma counties, Yunnan, near the China–Myanmar border. These earthquakes measured moment magnitude (Mw ) 7.0 and 6.9, respectively, spaced 12 minutes apart. These earthquakes were assigned a maximum China seismic intensity…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Yunnan
Province in Southwest China
Yunnan is an inland province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately 394,000 km2 (152,000 sq mi) and has a population of 47.2 million. The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, autonomous regions of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
China–Myanmar border
International border
The China–Myanmar border is the international border between the territory of the People's Republic of China and Myanmar. The border is 2,129 km (1,323 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with India in the north to the tripoint with Laos in the south.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)