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Minor quake shakes northern Japan, no injuries
30 Dec 2006 23:43:36 GMT
 Source: Reuters
TOKYO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido early on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which occurred at 7:34 a.m. (2234 GMT Saturday), according to Japan's Kyodo news agency.

Tremors of similar intensity usually cause hanging objects to swing and can be felt by people walking on the street. The meteorological agency said there was no risk of a tsunami.

The focus of the tremor was 50 km (31.07 miles) below the surface of the earth, off the east coast of Hokkaido, it said.


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