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Moderate 4.4 earthquake jolts east China

An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted east China's Fujian Province at 9:36 a.m. on Saturday, and moderate aftershocks are expected, China's seismological authorities said. The epicenter was located along the bounda ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sun, Jul 06 2008

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