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7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal: CENC

Xinhua, April 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, at 3:09 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), the China Earthquake Networks Center said.

The epicenter was monitored at 27.8 degrees north latitude and 85.9 degrees east longitude, and the focus of the quake was 10 kilometers deep, according to the center. Endi