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Strong Magnitude 5.8 Quake Rocks Mozambique – USGS

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A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck the southeastern African nation of Mozambique, the United States Geological Survey said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The quake occurred at 02:37 a.m. GMT almost 40 miles northwest from the country’s third largest city of Beira and lied at the depth of 6 miles. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

​The USGS says Mozambique lies on a huge East African continental rift that is associated with shallow earthquakes. The most recent major quake to strike the region took place in Mozambique in 2006. It measured magnitude 7.0 and killed two people.

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