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Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Earthquake shakes Hong Kong
From correspondents in Hong Kong
AFP
February 16, 2012 7:22AM
A RARE earthquake has rattled Hong Kong, prompting concerned local
residents to call the authorities, the Hong Kong Observatory says.
There were no reports of damage from the quake which had a
magnitude of 4.2, according to the US Geological Survey, adding
that it struck at a relatively shallow depth of 19km in tyhe early
hours of the morning.
It hit the Chinese province of Guangdong, some 11km northeast of
Dongguan - a factory hub - which is around 100km from Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Observatory measured the quake at 4.5 magnitude and
said it was felt by residents in the glitzy financial hub.