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Strong earthquake rattles buildings around Japan (AP)

March 14th, 2010 Comments off

Seismic chart indicating the registered tremors of a powerful earthquake. A moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of the Japanese island of Honshu, seismologists have said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AP - A strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit off the eastern coast of Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded capital.


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