BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's central government has allocated relief fund totaling 8 million yuan (1.17 million U.S. dollars) for people affected by the magnitude 5 earthquake that shook southwest Yunnan Province on Nov. 2, the Ministry of Finance said Friday.

The money is used as financial aid for evacuating and resettling people affected by the quake.

An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale shook southwest China's Yunnan Province on Nov. 2, slightly injuring 28 people and collapsing more than 1,000 homes, according to the local authorities. More than 300,000 people were affected.