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LA Escapes Big Quake Damage

Strong temblor causes relatively little harm

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 29, 2008 8:07 PM CDT

(Newser) – Residents of LA are letting out a collective 'Phew!" in the wake of today's 5.4 magnitude quake that rattled buildings and nerves but appeared to cause relatively little damage. Reports of minor injuries were surfacing, but no major structural problems—of the sort... Read full story »

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