On 15 January 2000, at 07:37 CST, a Ms 6.5 or Mw 5.9 earthquake struck Yao'an County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China, 85 km (53 mi) east of Dali City. The earthquake was preceded by a Mw 5.5 foreshock at 06:09 local time.
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