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Japan Earthquake: Honshu Struck By 5.5-Magnitude Quake

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A Japan earthquake struck a southeastern section of Honshu island Tuesday afternoon, rocking the region with a reported 5.5-magnitude shock. (more…)

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Report claims 7.3-magnitude Tokyo quake would kill 9,600

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Over 9 600 people would die and nearly 150 000 would be injured if a mega-quake struck Tokyo, according to a Japanese government projection. (read more…)

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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes northeastern Japan

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A moderately strong earthquake was felt in the northeastern part of Japan Tuesday night but no monitoring agency raised a tsunami alert warning. (more…)

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northeast Japan, no damage

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TOKYO (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no reports of damages or casualties and a tsunami warning was not issued. The quake, which shook buildings in the capital, Tokyo, struck off the northeast coast of the main island of Honshu...

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6.0-magnitude quake hits Japan

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A 6.0-magnitude quake struck northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities noted that no tsunami warning was issued. (more…)

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Quake rocks eastern Japan

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A 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Japan Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but no tsunami threat is expected. (more…)

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