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Quake jolts central Japan, no tsunami warning given

Other News Materials 15 March 2011 18:17 (UTC +04:00)
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake stuck central Japan Tuesday night, the Meteorological Agency said
Quake jolts central Japan, no tsunami warning given

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake stuck central Japan Tuesday night, the Meteorological Agency said, dpa reported

There were no immediate reports of casualties, and the agency did not issue a tsunami warning.

The epicentre of the 10:31 pm (1331 GMT) quake was in the eastern part of Shizuoka prefecture, the agency said.

On Friday, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, the biggest on record, rocked north-eastern Japan, and was followed by a devastating. More than 10,000 were feared dead.

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