Magnitude 6.0 quake hits northern Japan

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*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

Magnitude 6.0 quake hits northern Japan*

Tuesday, December 25, 2007; 9:41 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit northern Japan on
Tuesday, 62 miles northeast of the city of Sendai, the U.S. Geological
Survey reported.

It said the quake struck 30 miles deep off the eastern coast of the main
island of Honshu at 11:04 p.m. (1404 GMT).

The quake was initially reported as a magnitude 6.2 but was later
revised to 6.0. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue an
immediate tsunami warning and no details of any casualties or damage
were available.

(Reporting by Sandra Maler, Editing by Stuart Grudgings)