Strong quake hits Haiti, sends people into streets
By The Associated Press
Posted 6:31AM on Wednesday, January 20, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A strong earthquake has hit Haiti, shaking buildings and sending people running into the streets. <br />
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The U.S. Geological Survey says the preliminary 6.0 magnitude quake hit at 6:03 a.m. (1103 GMT) Wednesday about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northwest of the capital of Port-au-Prince. <br />
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It says the quake struck at a depth of 13.7 miles (22 kilometers). <br />
AP reporters in the Haitian capital say the temblor sent scores of people fleeing into the streets. <br />
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The pacific tsunami warning center said the earthquake was located too far inland to generate any tidal waves in the Caribbean. <br />