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Urgent: 5.5-magnitude quake hits 35km ENE of Stoney Ground, Anguilla -- USGS

Xinhua,December 24, 2017 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted 35km ENE of Stoney Ground, Anguilla at 15:12:51 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 63.0 km, was initially determined to be at 18.321 degrees north latitude and 62.711 degrees west longitude. Enditem