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Pravda.RU:Top Stories:More in detail 15:33 2003-03-18Very Large Meteorite Fell Down in Siberia The falling of the meteorite is still mysterious. Scientists say that it might weigh 60 tons The night was rather dull in the north-east of the Russian Irkutsk region on September 25, 2002. All of a sudden, night turned into day. A very bright glow covered the sky, it was hard to look at it. Those people, who happened to be outside at 2 a.m., saw a ball of fire that was flying very fast across the sky. Weird rusting sounds could be heard. A few seconds...

  Magnitude 7.5 - SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA2003 September 27 11:33:25 UTCPreliminary Earthquake ReportU.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information CenterWorld Data Center for Seismology, Denver A major earthquake occurred at 11:33:25 (UTC) on Saturday, September 27, 2003. The magnitude 7.5 event has been located in SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.) Magnitude 7.5 Date-Time Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 11:33:25 (UTC)= Coordinated Universal Time Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 7:33:25 PM = local time at epicenter Location 50.064°N, 87.731°E Depth 18 km (11 miles) set by location program Region SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA Distances 245 km (155...