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The initial jolt was a magnitude 6.2 quake that measured strong 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale. There was no threat of a tsunami. ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Tuesday, followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake hit western Japan on Tuesday but there was no danger of a tsunami, officials said. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2, occurred in Shimane prefecture in northwestern ... ( read original story ...)

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Shimane Prefecture in Japan's Chugoku region on Monday, with residents reporting severe shaking. ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake has struck Western Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the magnitude 6.2 quake occurred in eastern Shimane Prefecture. In Shimane and Tottori prefectures, the quake had an ... ( read original story ...)

The earthquake hit 20km north-east of Japanese town of Wadomari. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake occurred at 5:12 p.m. local time at a very shallow depth off the coast of Amami-Oshima ... ( read original story ...)

By Mark Buckton - Taipei Taiwan and the southwestern islands of Japan have been hit by a major earthquake, initially reported as measuring magnitude 7.0 by Taiwanese authorities. Japanese government ... ( read original story ...)