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MANAGUA - A moderate earthquake hit Nicaragua on Monday and was also felt in the neighboring Central American nation of Honduras, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or damage.
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A Reuters correspondent in the Nicaragua capital Managua said local radio had not mentioned the quake, which the US Geological Survey in Denver said had a magnitude of 5.6. One witness in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa said residents were woken in the night by the quake but there were also no immediate reports of damage. The Geological Survey's Web site said the quake struck at 12:59 am local time (0659 GMT) at 13.11 degrees north and 87.61 degrees west, or 30 miles (50 km) west southwest of Choluteca, Honduras, and 45 miles (70 km) east southeast of San Miguel, El Salvador.
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REUTERS NEWS SERVICE
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