Magnitude 6.5 quake rattles Brazil

By IANS
Monday, May 24, 2010

BRASILIA - An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale Monday struck Acre in western Brazil, Xinhua reported.

The quake occurred at 11.18 a.m. at a depth of about 580 km. The epicentre was located 127 km from the city of Cruzeiro do Sul.

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