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               Strong Earthquake Strikes off Coast of El Salvador

   by VOA News

   A powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of El Salvador, killing
   at least one person and raising the possibility of a tsunami.

   The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 7.4 quake struck late
   Monday in the Pacific Ocean about 169 kilometers southeast of the
   capital, San Salvador, at a depth of 70 kilometers.

   Wilfredo Salgado, mayor of the city of San Miguel in El Salvador, said
   a man was killed when an electrical pole collapsed and fell on him.
   There were no other reports, so far, of damages or fatalities.

   There have been no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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