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Article: 3rd Ld-Writethru: 5.0-magnitude aftershock hits Sichuan
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- June 9, 2008
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3rd Ld-Writethru: 5.0-magnitude aftershock hits Sichuan
CHENGDU, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A 5.0-magnitude aftershock jolted
Pengxian County of southwest China's Sichuan Province at 3:28 p.m.
Monday, the China Earthquake Networks Center said.
The epicenter of the aftershock is at 31.4 degrees north latitude
and 103.8 degrees east longitude in Pengxian, some 20 kilometers
from the provincial capital of Chengdu, according to the center.
Xinhua reporters in Chengdu and the neighboring Mianyang City
said the strong tremor lasted about 10 seconds.
It was not clear if the aftershock had caused any casualties or
negative impact to the dangerous Tangjiashan "quake lake," which
posed a threat to 1.3 ...