Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Hits Mozambique
The Associated Press
Feb. 22, 2006, 6:25PM

WASHINGTON — An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.5 struck Mozambique, the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday. There was no immediate word on injuries or damages.

The quake hit at 12:19 a.m. Thursday local time. Its epicenter was 140 miles southwest of Beira, on Mozambique's Indian Ocean coast, USGS spokeswoman Clarice Ransom said. She said the initial reading had been 6.9 but was adjusted upward.

The earthquake was felt as far away as Durban, South Africa, and Harare, Zimbabwe. Story