S. Africa Quake Kills 2
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<i> United Press International</i>
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 jolted the central South African city of Welkom and its gold fields early Thursday, killing two miners and causing some surface damage. Welkom is about 170 miles southwest of Johannesburg.
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