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Earthquake shakes eastern Taiwan

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan at 2:28 a.m. on Thursday (Beijing Time), according to Chinese Seismological Network. The epicenter was located at 23 degrees north latitude and 121.7 degrees east longitude. No c ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Apr 24 2008

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