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Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Another Strong Earthquake hits off southern Japan
The Associated Press
Wednesday, December 22, 2010; 5:44 PM
NEW YORK -- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattled Japan's southern
Bonin Islands on Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey
reported, a day after a stronger quake jolted the region and sent
residents scrambling to community centers.
No tsunami alert was issued Thursday, unlike the aftermath of the
magnitude 7.4 quake a day earlier that triggered a brief alert.
There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake, which
struck at 7:49 a.m. Thursday (2149 GMT Wednesday) about 90 miles
(145 kilometers) southeast of the Bonin Islands, and some 650
miles (1,050 kilometers) southeast of Tokyo, according to the
USGS.
The quake was some 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) deep, the USGS said.
Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. In
1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the western port city of Kobe
killed 6,400 people.
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NEW YORK (AP) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattled Japan's
southern Bonin Islands on Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological
Survey reported, a day after a stronger quake jolted the region
and sent residents scrambling to community centers.
No tsunami alert was issued Thursday, unlike the quake a day
earlier that triggered a brief alert.
There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake, which
struck at 7:49 a.m. Thursday (2149 GMT Wednesday) about 90 miles
(145 kilometers) southeast of the Bonin Islands, and some 650
miles (1,050 kilometers) southeast of Tokyo, according to the
USGS.
The quake was some 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) deep, the USGS said.
Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. In
1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the western port city of Kobe
killed 6,400 people.