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5.9-magnitude quake hits NW Myanmar

5.9-magnitude quake hits NW Myanmar
# 09 January 2013 05:01 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted Homelin-Tamanti in Myanmar's northwestern Sagaing region bordering India Wednesday, according to the Nay Pyi Taw Hydrology and Meteorology Department, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

The epicenter was estimated at a location about 30.4 kilometers west of Tamanti.

The quake occurred at 08:11:22 local time (01:41:22 GMT), the sources said.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 75.60 km.

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