NEW : Death and injury toll increase . It collapsed houses in the remote Yingjiang county in Yunnan province , according to a county official who would provide only his surname , Ke -- a common practice among officials . The 5.4-magnitude earthquake hits near the Myanmar border . It kills at least 1,129 people, injures more than 6,700 others, displaces nearly a million people in its path. Rescuers scramble to reach trapped residents .
NEW : Death and injury toll increase . The 5.4-magnitude earthquake hits near the Myanmar border . It kills at least 1,129 people, injures more than 6,700 others, displaces nearly a million people in its path. Rescuers scramble to reach trapped residents .