Guangxi Quake Kills 2 and Evacuates 7,000 After 5.2-Magnitude Jolt

10 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · May 18

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Guangxi early Monday, killing two people, injuring four and forcing more than 7,000 residents to evacuate in Liuzhou.
Search crews ended operations around midday after finding the last trapped resident — a 91-year-old man — alive and in good condition.
At least 13 buildings collapsed, landslides blocked roads into the area, and train services around Liuzhou were canceled or delayed.
South China sees occasional earthquakes, though stronger ones more often hit the mountainous west or Taiwan-facing east; China’s deadliest recent quake was the 7.9-magnitude Sichuan disaster in 2008 that left more than 87,000 dead or missing.

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