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UPDATE: Origin Of Earthquake Traced To Wundanyi

A light tremor that lasted about 15 seconds was this evening reported in Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Mombasa and Nyeri counties at 7:23 p.m. A similar quake was reported in Spain just a few minutes before. https://twitter.com/LastQuake/status/1109854405501898752?s=19 A 2.6 magnitude quake was also reported in Turkey

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A light tremor that lasted about 15 seconds was this evening reported in Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Mombasa and Nyeri counties at 7:23 p.m. A similar quake was reported in Spain just a few minutes before. A 2.6 magnitude quake was also reported in Turkey at 7:15 p.m Kenyan time. Just this morning, reports of 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia had flooded the interwebs. https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1109680751543382017?s=19 UPDATE According to the United States Geological Survey, the tremor felt in Nairobi and it's environs had its epicenter near Wundanyi. The 4.8 magnitude quake that was reported at 4:21 (UCT), about 7:21 p.m local time. https://twitter.com/FQanini/status/1109861703888588800?s=19 According to the latest...

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