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SEISMIC ALERT:  CHECHNYA, CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA  11 OCTOBER 2008  12:28 UTC  4.7 Mw

A relatively moderate-sized earthquake has killed 13 people in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya. The epicentre of the event was located approximately 40 km east of the Chechen capital, Grozny. Many roads in the vicinity were damaged and electric power to at least 52,000 peolpe was cut off, whilst around 500 families in the town of Kurchaloi were forced to shelter overnight in tents.

The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake:

DATE			:	11 October 2008
ORIGIN TIME		:	12:28 21s UTC
LAT/LONG		:	43.326? North / 46.199? East
DEPTH			:	10.0 km
MAGNITUDE		:	4.7 Mw
LOCALITY		:	40 km east of Grozny, Chechnya                                                                          

Today's event locates approximately 230 km northeast of a magnitude 6.2 earthquake which occurred in the western Caucasus region of Georgia on 29 April 1991, killing 117 people.

A seismicity map of the region and seismograms will follow shortly.


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