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Earthquake - Magnitude 6.8 - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 2014 July 11, -local time: 04:22 -NO TSUNAMI THREAT

An earthquake with magnitude 6.8 occurred near Iwaki, Honshu, Japan....

Japan's Meteorological Agency says the quake struck early Saturday 10 kilometres below the sea surface off the coast of Fukushima, northeast of Tokyo.
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Magnitude    Mw 6.8

Region    OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Date time    2014-07-11 19:22:00.9 UTC

Location    37.13 N ; 142.40 E

Depth    10 km

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