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It struck about 12:20 p.m. 30 miles off Punta Gorda. The shake maps on shore are almost totally blue, but people will be reminded of the 6.5 quake that did some damage — physical and psychic — in January. There were no immediate reports of damage today, and no tsunami is expected.
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