Moderate earthquake hits Liaoning Province

Source: Xinhua  |   2008-11-14  |     ONLINE EDITION

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An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Haicheng Prefecture in northeast China's Liaoning Province at 6:53 am (Beijing time) today, according to a monitoring provided by the Chinese seismological observatory.

The epicenter of the earthquake was monitored around 10 kilometers deep below sea level and 40.6 degrees north latitude, 122.9 degrees east longitude.


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