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7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Loyalty Islands: CENC
BEIJING, Aug, 29, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) — A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the
Loyalty Islands in the Pacific at 11:51 a.m. Wednesday Beijing Time,
according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter was monitored at 21.95 degrees south latitude and 170.1
degrees east longitude.
The quake struck at a depth of about 20 km.
BSS/XINHUA/MR/1057 hrs