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6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Japan, no tsunami warning issued
In Japan, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hit northern part of the country this morning. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the epicentre was 50 kilometres deep off the coast of Iwate Prefecture. The quake registered a rare upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the town of H...