WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the northern part of Japan's main Honshu island on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It said the quake, at a depth of 66.5 miles (107 km), was centered 40 miles (64 km) east of Morioka, in northern Honshu. (Reporting by Sandra Maler)
A giant panda is prepared for an X-ray physical examination at a hospital in Fuzhou, Fujian province July 22, 2008. The panda is one of four evacuated from the Wolong Giant ...
