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Official: Moderate earthquake in east China results no big damage

The 4.4-magnitude earthquake that jolted east China's Fujian Province on Saturday resulted no big damage, said local authorities on Sunday. The provincial earthquake bureau dispatched four teams of seismologist to townships and vill ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Jul 07 2008

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06 Jul 08		Moderate 4.4 earthquake jolts east China » People's Daily 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 ...
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07 Jul 08		Feeble shock hit eastern China's Jiangsu » People's Daily A 3.6-magnitude earthquake hit Jurong city of east China's Jiangsu province at 6:43 p.m. Sunday, according to the provincial seismological bureau. The epicenter was at 32.2 degrees north latitude and 119.1 degrees east longitude. ...

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