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India's Andaman islands hit by 6.0 quake
14 Jan 2008 14:05:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
SINGAPORE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck India's remote Andaman islands on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake was centred 47 km (29.2 miles) from Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman islands, the USGS said on its Web site. The depth was given as 47 km. (Reporting by Sanjeev Miglani; Editing by Jerry Norton)


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