Strong quake hits China; 56 dead, about 600 injured
By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) – A strong 6. 6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China’s Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 56 people and injuring about 600 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008. The earthquake occurred at 8. 02 a. m. (0002 GMT) in Lushan county near Ya’an city and the epicenter had a depth of 12 km (7. 5 miles), the U. S. Geological Survey said. . . .
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