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Posted on February 17, 2010 | tags

 
 

World: A 6.8 earthquake hit near the China-Russia-North Korea border. Yikes


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  • At 6.8, this quake is nearly as strong as the one that turned Haiti into a pile of rubble. Here’s a map. More details on the quake as we get them. This literally just happened.
  • Update: The A.P. (grumble) reports that the quake was strong enough to shake buildings in Beijing for a minute, despite its relatively long distance away.