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Strong quake hits China; 71 dead, more than 2,200 injured Apr 20th 2013, 07:51 By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 71 people and injuring about 2,200 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 epicentre had a depth of 12 km (7.5 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said. ... Media files: 2013-04-20T033505Z_1_CDEE93J09YJ00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-EARTHQUAKE.JPG (image/jpeg)

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