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Magnitude 6.9 quake hits Japan's Honshu - USGS
23 Jul 2008 15:40:21 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the northern part of Japan's main Honshu island on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

It said the quake, at a depth of 66.5 miles (107 km), was centered 40 miles (64 km) east of Morioka, in northern Honshu.

(Reporting by Sandra Maler)
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