Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes China; 100 dead or injured
By REUTERS
Around 100 people are dead or injured from an earthquake which struck China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Saturday, state media reported.A magnitude 6.9 quake struck the western Chinese region of Sichuan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.It said the earthquake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.0 tremor, was centered 69 miles (111 km) northwest of the town of Leshan. It occurred at a depth of only 10.2 miles (16.4 km) below the surface.A 6.9 quake is capable of causing severe damage.
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