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China:Earthquake:2017/08/08
Duration2017/08/08 A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote area in Sichuan Province, China on the night of 8 August 2017, leaving nine people dead and 164 injured.
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  • Xinhua 2017/08/10
    Nineteen people have been killed and 263 got injured in a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck a remote area in Sichuan Province Tuesday night, local authorities said Wednesday night, 9 August.
  • Xinhua 2017/08/09
    Death toll from a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck a remote area in Sichuan Province Tuesday night has risen to 13.
  • Xinhua 2017/08/09
    As of 5 a.m., 9 August 2017, the quake has left nine people killed, 164 others injured. The earthquake jolted Jiuzhaigou County at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), and the epicenter was monitored at 33.2 degrees north latitude and 103.82 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 20 km, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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