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Strong 6.0 earthquake strikes off Japan
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's southern island of Okinawa early on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.
Updated on: Mar 27, 2009, 08:05:08 IST
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A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's southern island of Okinawa early on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake struck at 4:19 am (1919 GMT Thursday), 165 kilometres (105 miles) northwest of Okinawa's capital Naha at a depth of 138 kilometres, according to the USGS.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Around 20 per cent of the world's most powerful earthquakes strike Japan.
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