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Magnitude 5.5 quake shakes Japan
A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Moderate quake shakes buildings in Tokyo
A moderate earthquake hit eastern Japan today, shaking buildings in Tokyo, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The 5.3-magnitude tremor quake struck 59 kilometres (37 miles) northeast of the capital at a depth of 60km at 9:01pm (1201 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. No tsunami warning was triggered.Japa...
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Japan rattled by aftershock on quake anniversary
A strong earthquake rattled Japan's northeast Monday on the one-month anniversary of the massive temblor and wave that devastated the northeastern coast and unleashed a still-unfolding nuclear crisis.The aftershock briefly forced Tokyo's main international airport to close both of its runways. The operator of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear...
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Watch: Japan jolted by a new powerful quake
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake late on Thursday hit the same area of Japan that was ravaged by disaster a month ago, seismologists said, prompting a local tsunami alert.The new quake caused a handful of injuries, national broadcaster NHK said, but there were no reported deaths. The tsunami alert was later cancelled after no deadly wave materia...
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Long night begins for battered Japan
People began stocking up on food and preparing to spend the night in evacuation centres without electricity on Friday after a tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast.Others found themselves stranded in the centre of the capital Tokyo as the public transport system was shut down. The quake and ts...
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The world's strongest earthquakes and Tsunamis
Japan today was hit by its biggest earthquake. The quake, measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, is the strongest in 140 years of Japan's history. (Watch) We take a look at the world's strongest earthquakes and Tsunamis. March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan, sending a tsunami across the Pacific and killing a s...
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Magnitude 5.5 quake shakes Japan
A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Moderate quake shakes buildings in Tokyo
A moderate earthquake hit eastern Japan today, shaking buildings in Tokyo, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The 5.3-magnitude tremor quake struck 59 kilometres (37 miles) northeast of the capital at a depth of 60km at 9:01pm (1201 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. No tsunami warning was triggered.Japa...
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Japan rattled by aftershock on quake anniversary
A strong earthquake rattled Japan's northeast Monday on the one-month anniversary of the massive temblor and wave that devastated the northeastern coast and unleashed a still-unfolding nuclear crisis.The aftershock briefly forced Tokyo's main international airport to close both of its runways. The operator of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear...
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Watch: Japan jolted by a new powerful quake
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake late on Thursday hit the same area of Japan that was ravaged by disaster a month ago, seismologists said, prompting a local tsunami alert.The new quake caused a handful of injuries, national broadcaster NHK said, but there were no reported deaths. The tsunami alert was later cancelled after no deadly wave materia...
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Long night begins for battered Japan
People began stocking up on food and preparing to spend the night in evacuation centres without electricity on Friday after a tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast.Others found themselves stranded in the centre of the capital Tokyo as the public transport system was shut down. The quake and ts...
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The world's strongest earthquakes and Tsunamis
Japan today was hit by its biggest earthquake. The quake, measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, is the strongest in 140 years of Japan's history. (Watch) We take a look at the world's strongest earthquakes and Tsunamis. March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan, sending a tsunami across the Pacific and killing a s...
