Earthquake In Japan

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  Villagers In Japan Left Sleepless, Tired After 900 Earthquakes In 2 Weeks

  A remote island chain in southern Japan has been shaken by more than 900 quakes in the last two weeks, with residents saying they were unable to sleep.

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  6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan's Hokkaido: Report

  A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hokkaido in Japan on Friday, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

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  6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued

  A 6.1-magnitude earthquake was detected off central Japan on Monday, shaking Tokyo and other cities, officials said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

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  6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan, No Tsunami Warning

  A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu, the largest and most populous island of Japan, in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

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  Quake Hits Off Japan's Fukushima, No Damage Or Tsunami Risk Reported

  A moderately strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's Fukushima on Thursday but no fresh damage to the crippled nuclear power plant there was reported and there was no risk of a tsunami, officials said.

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  Strong Earthquake Hits Northeast Japan, No Tsunami Risk

  A strong earthquake struck northeast of Tokyo late Wednesday but there was no fear of a tsunami, Japan's meteorological agency said.

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  6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes 70 Km Off Coast Of Japan

  An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck off the coast of Japan, 65 km east-northeast of the city of Sendai, at 6:43 a.m. on Saturday (2143 GMT Friday), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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  6.2 Earthquake Hits Western Japan: US Geological Survey

  A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit western Japan on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami risk.

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  Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Shakes Eastern Japan, No Tsunami Warning

  An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 shook eastern Japan on Thursday but there were no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued.

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  Moderate Quakes Rattle Japan; No Injuries Or Damage Reported

  A pair of moderate earthquakes rattled northern and southern Japan on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and there was no danger of a tsunami.

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  Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.0 Hits Tokyo And Eastern Japan

  An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck eastern Japan on Sunday, Japan's Meteorological Agency and the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, rattling buildings in Tokyo.

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  Magnitude 5.8 Quake Hits Southern Japan

  An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 hit the Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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  Second Deadly Earthquake Hits Japan, 'Race Against Time' To Find Survivors

  Japanese rescuers were digging through the rubble of buildings and mud on Saturday to reach dozens believed trapped after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck a southern island, killing at least 32 people and injuring about a thousand.

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  Strong Earthquake In Southwestern Japan Kills 9, Topples Homes

  Nine people were killed after a powerful earthquake hit southern Japan, toppling homes, sparking fires and injuring hundreds, officials said Friday, as rescuers scrambled to find residents feared trapped in rubble.

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  Tsunami Warning After 6.6 Magnitude Quake in Japan

  A tsunami as big as one metre (three feet) was reportedly forecast to hit islands in Japan's far south today after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan.