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Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Another Strong earthquake hits Japan
* From: AAP
* August 22, 2011 10:41PM
A STRONG earthquake has hit near Japan's eastern coast, but there
is no danger of a tsunami.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says the quake struck today and
registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.0. It was centred off the
coast of Ibaraki, about 220 kms east of Tokyo, at a depth of 30
kms.
The agency says there is no danger of a tsunami. No injuries or
damage have been reported.
Some up to 30,000 people died or were left missing across Japan's
northeastern coast after a massive earthquake and tsunami on March
11.
The disaster damaged a nuclear power plant, forcing another
100,000 people to leave their homes because of a radiation threat.