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Powerful earthquake jolts Mariana Island
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A powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked Mariana Islands at 0604 GMT Tuesday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a news bulletin.

The epicenter was initially determined by the Hong Kong Observatory to be at 13.8 degrees north latitude and 146.4 degrees east longitude, about 180 km east-northeast of Guam.

(Xinhua News Agency February 24, 2009)
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