Four killed, 14 injured as quakes hit southwest China

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Two earthquakes struck southwestern China on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 14 others, according to state media. A shallow 6.1-magnitude quake hit a sparsely populated area in Sichuan province about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of provincial capital Chengdu, broadcaster CCTV said. It was followed three minutes later by a second quake … Read more

2nd LD Writethru: Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hits India-Myanmar border area

Earthquake hits India-Myanmar

NEW DELHI/YANGON, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit the India-Myanmar border area on Friday morning, according to India’s National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at 5:15 a.m. local time, it said. “The epicenter of the earthquake was in Myanmar located at 22.77 degrees north latitude and 93.23 degrees east longitude,” it … Read more