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6.0 earthquake hits Tohoku region of Japan

No casualties have been reported and no tsunami warning was issued by the Sendai District Observatory.

Published on: Oct 11, 2006, 13:19:00 IST
None | By , Tokyo
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hit northeastern Japanese region of Tohoku on Wednesday, according to the regional meteorological observatory.

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No casualties have been reported and no tsunami warning was issued by the Sendai District Meteorological Observatory.

The earthquake struck at 8.58 am, 320-km northeast of Tokyo at a depth of 30-km.