Sunday 1 June 2014

Shallow 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits SW China: USGS

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Shallow 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits SW China: USGS
Beijing (AFP) May 30, 2014 - A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 hit southwest China close to the border with Myanmar on Friday morning, the US Geological Survey said, the second in a week to hit the area. The epicentre was in China's Yunnan province, 65 kilometres southeast of Myitkyina, capital of Kachin state in northern Myanmar, USGS said, adding the quake was 10 kilometres deep. Shallow earthquakes can ... more


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