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Magnitude 5.5 quake strikes off Japan's east coast: USGS [1]

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue an alert

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan today, the US Geological Survey reported, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The quake hit at a depth of 26 kilometres (16 miles) at 3:13 am (1813 GMT today), about 324 kilometres east of the town of Namie, the USGS said.

Publication Date: 
28/10/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]
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Japan [3], Earthquakes [4], Tsunami [5], Nuclear Accidents [6], Natural Disasters [7]

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