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Magnitude 2.8 tremor jolts Shenzhen, Hong Kong

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-11-19 16:32

SHENZHEN - An earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale hit Shenzhen City in South China's Guangdong province and neighboring Hong Kong Friday afternoon.

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The quake jolted an area covering parts of Nanshan and Bao'an districts of Shenzhen and Hong Kong at 2:42 pm (Beijing time), according to the Seismological Station of Guangdong.

The epicenter was monitored at 22.5 degrees north latitude and 113.9 degrees east longitude, with a depth of about 23 kilometers, said the station.

More than 100 people were seen gathering at a square in Futian District in downtown Shenzhen minutes after the quake. Some appeared uneasy.

"The ground shook for a couple of seconds," said Liu Wei, a local media worker.

There has been no reports of casualties in the tremor.