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An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale shook Hawaii last week, triggering landslides, raising fears of tsunamis, and causing widespread power outages. The quake was not strong enough to trigger a tidal wave, scientists later said, but buildings near the quake’s epicenter, off the western shore of the island of Hawaii, were damaged, and Gov. Linda Lingle declared the state a disaster area. “It shook very strongly and knocked the televisions off the bureaus in the hotel, ” said Lingle, who was in a hotel on Hawaii island when the quake hit. No deaths were reported.
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