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| Japan earthquake: 6.6 magnitude quake hits Japan | Japan earthquake: 6.6 magnitude quake hits Japan |
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| A powerful earthquake with a suspected magnitude of 6.6 has shaken western Japan, | |
| The Meteorological Agency said the earthquake occurred Friday at 2:10 p.m. (0510 GMT) in Japan's western prefecture of Tottori, about 700 kilometers (430 miles) west of Tokyo, at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) underground. | |
| The agency said there was no danger of a tsunami from the inland temblor. | The agency said there was no danger of a tsunami from the inland temblor. |
| There was no immediate report of injuries or damage from the quake but the country is no strange to devastating tremors. | |
| The quake comes five and a half years since a 9.0 undersea earthquake cause a tsunami and a meltdown at the Fukashima power plant which resulted in the deaths of over 15,000 people. | |