2 Separate China Quakes Cause Damage; At Least 3 Dead, Dozens Hurt

2 Separate China Quakes Cause Damage; At Least 3 Dead, Dozens Hurt
Medical workers treat a woman after an earthquake in Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in southwestern China's Yunnan Province, early Saturday, May 22, 2021. Hu Chao/Xinhua via AP
The Associated Press
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BEIJING—A strong, shallow earthquake shook southwestern China near the border with Myanmar, killing at least three people and injuring more than two dozen, while a separate, more intense quake early Saturday collapsed a bridge and caused other damage in central China.

The first, 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Yunnan province late Friday. The second 7.3 magnitude quake occurred hours later in the southern part of Qinghai province, about 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) north of the earlier earthquake.