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M6.9 quake jolts Tokyo, vicinities+
TOKYO, Aug. 9 Kyodo -
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 jolted Tokyo and wide areas
of eastern Japan Sunday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the 7:56 p.m. quake
that originated some 340 kilometers under the surface of the sea off the
Tokaido area, the agency said. No tsunami warning was issued.
The quake measured 4 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in the center of Tokyo
as well as several parts of Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Saitama and
Chiba prefectures, according to the agency.
==Kyodo
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 jolted Tokyo and wide areas
of eastern Japan Sunday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the 7:56 p.m. quake
that originated some 340 kilometers under the surface of the sea off the
Tokaido area, the agency said. No tsunami warning was issued.
The quake measured 4 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in the center of Tokyo
as well as several parts of Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Saitama and
Chiba prefectures, according to the agency.
==Kyodo
