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Strong earthquake hits eastern Japan, tsunami warning issued
Japan's Meteorological Agency says a strong earthquake has hit off the eastern coast of Japan.
- AP
- Published: 12:14 July 19, 2008
Tokyo: Japan's Meteorological Agency says a strong earthquake has hit off the eastern coast of Japan.
The agency has issued a tsunami warning for the country's eastern coast.
It says the quake occurred on Saturday morning off the coast of the Fukushima prefecture, about 150 miles northeast of Tokyo. It had a preliminary magnitude of 5.3, which can cause considerable damage.
However, there were no immediate reports of damage from the quake, which shook buildings in central Tokyo.
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