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              Earthquake Hits Northern Japan, No Reports of Damage

   Seismologists say a strong earthquake has struck off the northeastern
   coast of Japan`s main Honshu island, but no tsunami warning was issued
   and there were no immediate reports of damage.
   The U.S. Geological Service put the magnitude of the quake at 6.1. The
   service said it hit at 2:48 p.m. Saturday in the Pacific Ocean, about
   50 kilometers from the town of Nami, near the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima
   Dai-ichi nuclear plant. The quake struck at a depth of just over 40
   kilometers.
   Tokyo Electric Power Company`s two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported
   no new irregularities after the quake.
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