1/7A paramilitary policeman carries a baby in his arms after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province, China, Aug. 3, 2014.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in a remote mountainous region of Yunnan province has killed at least 150 people and injured more than 1, 300 people. Many people are still missing.
2/7A paramilitary policeman carries an elderly man on his back after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in a remote mountainous region of Yunnan province has killed at least 150 people and injured more than 1, 300 people. Many people are still missing.
3/7People walk on debris after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in a remote mountainous region of Yunnan province has killed at least 150 people and injured more than 1, 300 people. Many people are still missing.
4/7People run past a hillside alley which is at risk of landslide after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in a remote mountainous region of Yunnan province has killed at least 150 people and injured more than 1, 300 people. Many people are still missing.
5/7An injured child is carried by paramilitary policemen on a stretcher after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in a remote mountainous region of Yunnan province has killed at least 150 people and injured more than 1, 300 people. Many people are still missing.
6/7A general view shows collapsed houses after an earthquake hit Ludian county, Yunnan province, China.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in a remote mountainous region of Yunnan province has killed at least 150 people and injured more than 1, 300 people. Many people are still missing.
7/7Paramilitary policemen carry an injured resident on a stretcher after an earthquake hit Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in a remote mountainous region of Yunnan province has killed at least 150 people and injured more than 1, 300 people. Many people are still missing.
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Chinese officials say an earthquake in a remote mountainous region of the country's southwest has killed at least 150 people.
They say more than 1,300 people were injured in Sunday's quake. Many people are still missing.
The quake's epicenter was in Yunnan province. It caused several buildings to collapse, including at least one school.
The U.S. Geological Survey said Sunday's earthquake had a magnitude of 6.1. Chinese authorities said the magnitude was higher.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the earthquake was the strongest to hit Yunnan in 14 years.
The official Xinhua news agency said that the epicenter was in Longtoushan town in Yunnan's Ludian county.
It says the government is sending thousands of tents, folding beds, quilts and coats to the affected area.
Southwestern China is frequently struck by earthquakes. In 2012 an earthquake in the Yunnan region killed at least 80 people.