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Quake of magnitude 6.5 strikes in China's Sichuan province -USGS

Undated, Aug 8 (Reuters) An earthquake measuring 6.5 in magnitude struck in China's mountainous southwestern province of Sichuan today, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake struck 200 km (120 miles) west northwest of the city of Guangyuan at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), USGS said. It earlier put it at 6.6 magnitude and 32 km deep.
There were no immediate reports of damage from an area frequently struck by earthquakes.
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