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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake shakes Japan’s east coast

Saturday, September 17, 2011

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake shook the east coast of Japan off Honshu early Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. No tsunami warning was issued, and no damage or casualties were immediately reported.
The quake, which struck at 4:26 a.m. local time Saturday morning, was shallow, at 22.6 miles (36.3 kilometres) beneath the surface, the USGS said.


The USGS said the quake hit some 67 miles (108 kilometres) southeast of Hachinohe, in Honshu, Japan, and about 356 miles (574

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