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Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Sichuan region of China

  Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Sichuan region of China
# 20 April 2013 04:25 (UTC +04:00)

 

Baku-APA. A magnitude 6.9 quake struck the western Chinese region of Sichuan on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, APA reports quoting Reuters.

 

It said the earthquake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.0 tremor, was centered 69 miles northwest of the town of Leshan. It occurred at a depth of only 10.2 miles below the surface.

 

A 6.9 quake is capable of causing severe damage.

 

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