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8.0-magnitude quake hits Santa Cruz Islands

Xinhua | Updated: 2013-02-06 10:32

HONG KONG - An earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale jolted Santa Cruz Islands at 01:12:27 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 33.00 km, was initially determined to be at 10.9230 degrees south latitude and 165.0850 degrees east longitude.

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