WORLD : 6.6-Magnitude Quake Hits China
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<i> From Times wire services</i>
BEIJING — A strong earthquake hit southwest China’s Sichuan province today, injuring about 20 people, an official report said.
The quake, with a magnitude of 6.6, hit Xiaojin county in central Sichuan and was felt in 12 counties and two cities, the New China News Agency said. In the worst-hit area, houses collapsed, cracks appeared on highways and a mine was damaged.
Five earthquakes, the strongest measuring 6.7, struck western Sichuan in a three-week period in June and July, killing 11 people.
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