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M5.9 quake hits off coast of Nicaragua

Updated: 2011-04-15 08:44

(Xinhua)

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BEIJING - An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted near the coast of Nicaragua at 2050 GMT on Thursday (04:50 Beijing Time Friday), the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 56.20 km, was initially determined to be at 11.3131 degrees north latitude and 86.2542 degrees west longitude.

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