Firefighters walk to check affected houses at Jingping Village in Yutang Town of Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on July 22, 2026. The Yunnan provincial earthquake relief headquarters has activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Mojiang on Tuesday, local authorities said. No casualties have been reported so far. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The Yunnan provincial earthquake relief headquarters has activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the southwest Province's Mojiang County in Pu'er City on Tuesday, local authorities said.
The earthquake struck at 7:43 p.m. Beijing Time. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the epicenter was monitored at 23.19 degrees north latitude and 101.46 degrees east longitude, with a focal depth of 6 km.
The province has dispatched a working group to the affected area, with firefighting and rescue teams from Pu'er City and Mojiang County sent to the epicenter to assess the earthquake's impact and support relief efforts.
The county's power grid remained operational as of around 8:50 p.m., said the local power grid operator.
No casualties or property losses have been reported so far. ■
A drone photo shows a view of a temporary shelter at Jingping Village in Yutang Town of Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on July 22, 2026. The Yunnan provincial earthquake relief headquarters has activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Mojiang on Tuesday, local authorities said.
No casualties have been reported so far. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
Residents have meals at a temporary shelter at Jingping Village in Yutang Town of Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on July 22, 2026. The Yunnan provincial earthquake relief headquarters has activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Mojiang on Tuesday, local authorities said.
No casualties have been reported so far. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
Power grid workers check power facilities at a temporary shelter at Jingping Village in Yutang Town of Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on July 22, 2026. The Yunnan provincial earthquake relief headquarters has activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Mojiang on Tuesday, local authorities said.
No casualties have been reported so far. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
Firefighters clear debris at Jingping Village in Yutang Town of Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on July 22, 2026. The Yunnan provincial earthquake relief headquarters has activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Mojiang on Tuesday, local authorities said.
No casualties have been reported so far. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
A villager has a meal at a temporary shelter at Jingping Village in Yutang Town of Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on July 22, 2026. The Yunnan provincial earthquake relief headquarters has activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Mojiang on Tuesday, local authorities said.
No casualties have been reported so far. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
A staff member from local center for disease control and prevention carries out disinfection at a temporary shelter at Jingping Village in Yutang Town of Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on July 22, 2026. The Yunnan provincial earthquake relief headquarters has activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Mojiang on Tuesday, local authorities said.
No casualties have been reported so far. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
