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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.
- Agencies
- Published: 10:30 August 20, 2008
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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