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Earthquake jolts China's Sichuan, destroying at least 10,000 houses |
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Reuters
Tuesday, June 30, 2009; 12:24 AM BEIJING (Reuters) - An earthquake on Tuesday damaged thousands of houses
in China's Sichuan province, where an 8.0 magnitude quake last year
killed more than 80,000 people.
Nearly 10,000 houses and parts of local roads were damaged or destroyed
in the earthquake in Mianzhu, north of Chengdu, China National Radio
reported on its website. No casualties were immediately reported as
rescuers began digging through the ruble of destroyed homes and businesses. The U.S. Geological Survey put the size of the quake at magnitude 5.1
and a depth 22 miles). Xinhua news agency quoted the national
seismological network as saying the magnitude was 5.6 and the depth was
20 kms.
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