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Strong 6.8. earthquake off Colombia west coast-USGS
10 Sep 2007 02:35:21 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit near the west coast of Colombia on Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage.

Vindell Hsu, a geophysicist with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, told Reuters by telephone: "At this moment we are not giving any warning to any area. There might be small waves locally."
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Colombia's rebel commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Gustavo Rueda (R), also known as Martin Caballero, poses with his children in Montes de Maria jungle in this undated file photo. Colombian troops killed top guerrilla commander Rueda in a fight at his camp, delivering another major blow to the leadership of the country's largest rebel group, authorities said on October 25, 2007. REUTERS/Handout (COLOMBIA)



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