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Quake of 7.4 magnitude Strikes in Pacific Off El Salvador Coast

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The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a strong magnitude-7.4 earthquake has struck off the coast of El Salvador and a tsunami warning has been issued.

There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries after the quake struck at 10:37 p.m. Sunday.

The earthquake was located 86 miles (138 kilometers) south-southwest of San Miguel, the USGS reported on its web site.

The temblor took place at a depth of 32.9 miles (53 kilometers).

No destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is expected, and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii, California, Washington or Oregon the Pacific Tsunami Center said.

It is not known at this time if a Tsunami was generated. This warning is based only on the Earthquake Evaluation.



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