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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 strikes eastern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 struck eastern Japan on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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  • Published: 10:30 August 20, 2008
  • Gulf News

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale struck eastern Japan on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The quake hit at 3:13pm and was felt across Tokyo.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

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