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New tremor shakes El Salvador
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A NEW strong earth tremor shook El Salvador again late Saturday, scaring local residents but leaving no victims, authorities announced.
The National Committee on Emergencies retracted its earlier report that two people had been killed by the tremor in the northern village of Apopa, saying instead there were no dead or wounded this time.
But the tremor, which was felt in the Salvadoran capital at 2:30 pm (2030 GMT), caused panic among local residents, who have lived through two major earthquakes since the beginning of the year.
According to the committee, the temblor registered 5.3 on the Richter scale. Its epic enter was located south of the capital San Salvador.
The 6.6 Richter earthquake that shook El Salvador last Tuesday left at least 305 dead and 3,153 injured, while the massive 7.7 degree temblor that struck on January 13 left 827 dead and about 2,000 missing.
Together, the two quakes have caused 2.6 billion dollars in damage to homes, public buildings and roads, authorities have said. Around 1.4 million people are estimated to be homeless.(SD-Agencies)
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