2011 Yunnan earthquake was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred on 10 March 2011 at 12:58 CST , with its epicenter in Yingjiang County , Yunnan , People 's Republic of China , near the Burmese border . A total of 26 people died and 313 were injured with 133 in serious condition . China 's Xinhua reports that up to seven aftershocks , measuring up to a magnitude of 4.7 , followed the initial quake , which caused a total of 127,000 people to be evacuated to nearby shelters . It joined over 1,000 other minor tremors that affected the region in the two preceding months . Following damage surveys , officials reported that 1,039 buildings were destroyed and 4,994 more were seriously damaged . The earthquake occurred one day before a much larger earthquake struck Japan that also formed a tsunami
much larger earthquake struck Japan
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Yunnan earthquake