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China:Earthquake:2003/08/17

Duration	2003/08/17	An earthquake hit China's northern region of Inner Mongolia,near the towns of Bairin Zuoqi and Ar Horqin Qi, toppling more than 2,700 homes and killing two people.
Country or District	China
Name	Earthquake

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Reuters Alertnet 2003/08/18
Death:three people Injured;1,000 people（54 seriously ) Affected:More than 600,000	Damaged:83,000 homes collapsed :7,912 homes Economic losses:1.38 billion yuan ($167 million).

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Report/Articles BBC news 2003/08/18 Three people died and more than 1,000 were injured in the earthquake. OCHA Situation Report 2003/08/18 Some 115,000 people have been left homeless,1054 people injured and three people dead in and around Chifeng city following an earthquake, which struck North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday 16 August. Reuters Alertnet 2003/08/18 An earthquake hit China's northern region of Inner Mongolia, toppling more than 7,900 homes, killing three people and injuring 1,000, officials said on Sunday. USGS Preliminary Earthquake Report Activity Report on Magnitude 5.7 of EASTERN MONGOL, CHINA on August 16, 2003 VOANews,com 2003/08/17 Mongolia Earthquake Leaves Thousands Homeless, 2 Dead.The quake measured at 5.9 on the Richter Scale Yahoo asia News 2003/08/17 A moderate earthquake that hit northern China killed two people and injured at least 56. CNN News 2003/08/17 Quake topples 2,700 Chinese homes Reuters Alertnet 2003/08/17 Quake topples 2,700 Chinese homes, at least two people were killed and 43 people were injured.

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