Mudcat Café message #2392689

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Thread #112855 Message #2392689
Posted By: Alice
19-Jul-08 - 12:10 AM
Thread Name: BS: strong earthquake in Japan, tsunami warn
Subject: BS: strong earthquake in Japan, tsunami warn

From Reuters,
Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning in northeast Japan on Saturday after an strong earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 7.0 magnitude tremor struck beneath the north Pacific Ocean, 77 miles (123 km) east northeast of Iwaki, Japan at 0239 GMT at a depth of 25 miles (40 km).