Strong earthquake jolts Okhotsk Sea
2008-07-05 03:50:12 GMT 2008-07-05 11:50:12 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A 7.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Okhotsk Sea at 10:12 a.m. (Beijing Time) Saturday, according to the China National Seismological Network.
The epicenter was located at 53.9 degrees north latitude and 153.1 degrees east longitude, the network said.
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