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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Mexico

May. 22, 2009
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit 90 miles southeast of Mexico City on Friday, the U.S Geological Survey reported. People in Mexico City reported feeling the earth shaking.
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