Two minor earthquakes hit China's Hebei Province
Two minor earthquakes hit China's Hebei Province
13:03, March 06, 2010 
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Two earthquakes measuring 3.1 and 4.2 on the Richter Scale jolted China's Hebei Province Saturday morning, according to China's national seismological network.
The first quake struck at 10:49 a.m. (Beijing time), and the second at 11:00 a.m. The earthquakes hit the juncture area between Luanxian County of Tangshan City and the urban area of Tangshan.
The epicenter was at 39.7 degrees north latitude and 118.5 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 15 km, the network said.
A deadly 7.8-magnitude quake hit Tangshan in 1976, claiming more than 240,000 lives.
Source: Xinhua
The first quake struck at 10:49 a.m. (Beijing time), and the second at 11:00 a.m. The earthquakes hit the juncture area between Luanxian County of Tangshan City and the urban area of Tangshan.
The epicenter was at 39.7 degrees north latitude and 118.5 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 15 km, the network said.
A deadly 7.8-magnitude quake hit Tangshan in 1976, claiming more than 240,000 lives.
Source: Xinhua
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