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Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off the northern coast of Japan but there are no immediate reports of damage or injury.

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Source: USGS

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck off northern Japan. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no risk of a tsunami.

The Japan Meteorological Agency says the quake struck at 5:22am off Iwate prefecture at a depth of about 30 kilometres.

It shook the same region hit by a deadly earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

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Published 27 September 2017 7:06am
Updated 27 September 2017 7:21am
Source: AAP

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