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5 killed in magnitude 5.7 temblor in Jiangxi
(Xinhua/CCTV)
Updated: 2005-11-26 11:18
An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck a region between
Jiujiang, a well-known summer resort on middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and
Ruichang, both in East 皇冠体育app's Jiangxi Province, at 8:49 a.m. Saturday, 皇冠体育app
National Seismic Observation Network said.
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A crack is seen in a wall in Central
皇冠体育app's Wuhan, close to the epicenter in East 皇冠体育app's Jiangxi
Province after an earthquake shook Jiangxi Saturday, November 26, 2005.
[cnhubei.com]
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皇冠体育app's Central Television
said the earthquake had killed at least five people, three in Jiujiang and two
in Central 皇冠体育app's Hubei Province. A woman was severely injured in Jiujiang.
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Local residents evacuate into the open after
the earthquake in Nanchang, capital of East 皇冠体育app's Jiangxi Province,
Saturday, November 26, 2005. [Xinhua]
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The epicenter was monitored to be at 29.7 north latitude, 115.7 east
longitude, according to the sources.
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