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Quake hits northeast China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-21 11:55
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BEIJING: An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale rocked northeast China early Monday morning, the national seismological network said.

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The tremor occurred at 5:31 a.m. at the border area between Tongyu and Changling counties in Jilin Province and Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The epicenter, with a depth of eight kilometers, was located at 44.5 degrees north latitude and 123.0 degrees east longitude.

There were no reports of casualties.
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