11.   A duty officer with the Uzbek Emergencies Ministry said the quake was felt in the capital Tashkent although there was no damage.

12.   A moderate quake is felt in the area every two years, he said.

13.   A series of moderate quakes, believed to be aftershocks, followed the strong tremor, but no quakes could be felt by early Thursday.

14.   A spokesman for the center said the quake was felt strongly in high-rise buildings in San Diego.

15.   Afghan authorities said the quake was felt, but there was no damage.

16.   Authorities in the northern, Turkish-controlled region of Cyprus said the quake was not felt there.

17.   Authorities said the quake was felt over most of El Salvador.

18.   Besides the capital, the quake was felt in the states of Guererro, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz, Morelos and Michoacan, television reports said.

19.   Besides Vienna, the quake was felt in many parts of Austria.

20.   Both quakes were felt strongly along the south coast of Irian Jaya, the USGS said.