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Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Malawi: USGS

A magnitude 6.0 quake struck northern Malawi early on Sunday, close to the Tanzanian border, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

Updated on: Dec 20, 2009, 14:39:22 IST
Reuters | By , Blantyre
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A magnitude 6.0 quake struck northern Malawi early on Sunday, close to the Tanzanian border, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

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The quake struck at 0119 am local time (2319 GMT).

The quake, 9.4 miles (15.2 km) deep, followed a series of quakes in the same area, the uranium-rich Karonga district, earlier this month.

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