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5.3-magnitude earthquake hits SW China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-04-10 18:52

BEIJING - An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit Luhuo county in Ganzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Sichuan province at 5:02 pm Beijing Time Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

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The epicenter was monitored at 31.3 degrees north latitude and 100.9 degrees east longitude with a depth of about 7 kilometers, the center said.