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Urgent: 6.1-magnitude quake hits 49 km NW of Fais, Micronesia -- USGS

Xinhua,December 09, 2017 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted 49 km NW of Fais, Micronesia at 15:14:24 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 10.09 degrees north latitude and 140.21 degrees east longitude. Enditem