BREAKING SEISMIC NEWS: JAPAN
No immediate reports of injuries or damage; no tsunami warning issued
March 28, 2006
TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted southern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake, which struck at 10:33 p.m., was also felt in Tokyo.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
The focus of the tremor was about 254 miles below the seabed in the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Japan's main island of Honshu, the agency said.
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