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CORRECTED-Strong quake hits offshore of Japan's Okinawa
07 Aug 2007 00:39:52 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Corrects time of quake in paragraph 2 to ... 9:02 a.m. (0002 GMT) ... not 9:08 a.m. (0008 GMT))

TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck off the shore of Japan's southern Okinawa island on Tuesday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.

There was no risk of injuries or damage from the quake, which hit at 9:02 a.m. (0002 GMT), the agency said.


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