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Earthquake Rocks Iceland, Damages Buildings [1]

A strong earthquake rocked Iceland on Thursday, damaging roads and buildings in one town and sending frightened residents running into the streets. Police in Selfoss, 31 miles (50 km) southeast of the capital Reykjavik, said they had received no reports of injuries and that damage to buildings in the area had been relatively minor. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 3:46 p.m. (1546 GMT), 6.2 miles (10 km) beneath the earth's surface. In Selfoss, a small southwestern town near the quake's epicentre, dozens of panicking people poured into the streets.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2008
Planet Ark (Australia) [2]
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Natural Disasters [3], Earthquakes [4], Iceland [5]
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