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Tsunami warning issued following El Salvador quake

FP Archives October 14, 2014, 11:23:32 IST

A magnitude 7.4 quake struck late on Monday off the coast of El Salvador, and there was a risk of “hazardous tsunami waves”, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a revised alert.

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Tsunami warning issued following El Salvador quake

El Salvador: A magnitude 7.4 quake struck late on Monday off the coast of El Salvador, and there was a risk of “hazardous tsunami waves”, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a revised alert. [caption id=“attachment_1755845” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Image used for representational purposes. AFP. Image used for representational purposes. AFP.[/caption] The quake struck 66 miles (106 km) south-southeast of the city of Usulutan, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The area of a possible tsunami included the coasts of Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador within 300 km (180 miles) of the epicenter, the warning center said. Reuters

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