The News Office of the People's Government of Yongsheng County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province issued a situation report on the 26th. According to preliminary investigations, the three earthquakes that occurred that day have so far caused no casualties; communications, power, and transportation services remain normal; the order of production and daily life for residents throughout the county is normal; and related work is being carried out in an orderly manner.

According to an official determination by the China Earthquake Networks Center, at 16:19:06 that day, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred near Luoxueping Village, Yangping Township, Yongsheng County (26.78 degrees north latitude, 100.84 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 15 kilometers. It was followed by two more earthquakes of magnitude 3.3 and 4.4, respectively.

The report stated that after the earthquakes, the Yongsheng County Earthquake Relief Command immediately activated the earthquake emergency response and quickly organized forces to comprehensively carry out emergency rescue, disaster assessment, hazard inspection, monitoring and early warning, and other work. The public is asked to raise safety awareness, not to listen to, believe, or spread rumors, and to work together to do a good job in earthquake prevention and disaster reduction.

Yongsheng County is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, at the junction of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Hengduan Mountains, and is an earthquake-prone area.