SW China earthquake injures 8

 　　KUNMING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been confirmed injured in an earthquake near the border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Tuesday, local authorities said.

　　The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. with an epicenter 6 km deep, toppled 72 houses and damaged 949 others in Yunnan's Qiaojia County as of 7:30 p.m., the county government said.

　　The injured, including two people in serious condition, have been sent to local hospitals.

　　"Many people ran out of buildings when the quake came, but there was no falling debris¹. The shopping mall resumed business shortly after," a mall shopper in the county said.

　　Rescue work is underway and local civil affairs authorities have dispatched relief materials such as tents and quilts to the area, the county government said.

　　The quake was followed by two more in Sichuan Province that both registered above magnitude 4.

　　A 4.5-magnitude quake jolted² Yibin City, Sichuan Province, at 3:55 p.m., and another 4.7-magnitude quake hit Mianyang City at 10:17 p.m., according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

　　Casualties and damages from the two quakes are not yet known.

1 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

2 jolted   

（使）摇动， （使）震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• She was jolted out of her reverie as the door opened. 门一开就把她从幻想中惊醒。