Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake rocks northern Japan | kvue.com | KVUE News | Austin, TX | Breaking News

TOKYO (AP) — A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit off Japan's northeastern coast Wednesday, shaking buildings hundreds of miles away in Tokyo and triggering a small tsunami. There were no immediate reports of significant damage or injuries.

The quake struck at 11:45 a.m. local time and was centered about 90 miles (150 kilometers) off the northeastern coast — about 270 miles (440 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo — at a depth of about 5 miles (8 kilometers), Japan's meteorological agency said.

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