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2nd LD Writethru: Earthquake kills at least 69 in western Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) — At least 69 people were killed and dozens injured on midnight Friday when a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit western Nepal, officials said.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake jolted the western Jajarkot district at around 2:02 a.m. local time Saturday (1802 GMT Friday) with a depth of 18 km.

The quake killed at least 35 people in Rukum district and 34