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WASHINGTON - A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit near the west coast of Colombia on Sunday night, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage.
Vindell Hsu, a geophysicist with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii, told Reuters by telephone: "At this moment we are not giving any warning to any area. There might be small waves locally."
- REUTERS
