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03-25-2007, 06:36 AM
A strong earthquake struck Japan early Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 50 others as it violently shook buildings and triggered a small tsunami that hit the coast, officials and media reports said.
The 7.1-magnitude quake struck at 9:42 a.m. (0042 GMT) off the north coast of Ishikawa prefecture (state), Japan's Meteorological Agency said. The agency issued a tsunami warning urging people near the sea to move to higher land.
A small tsunami measuring 10 centimeters (6 inches) hit shore around 10:18 a.m. (0118 GMT), the agency said. The warning was lifted about an hour later.
At least one person was killed and 50 others hurt along the country's Sea of Japan coast, media reports said...Continued: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/quake.japan.ap/index.html
The 7.1-magnitude quake struck at 9:42 a.m. (0042 GMT) off the north coast of Ishikawa prefecture (state), Japan's Meteorological Agency said. The agency issued a tsunami warning urging people near the sea to move to higher land.
A small tsunami measuring 10 centimeters (6 inches) hit shore around 10:18 a.m. (0118 GMT), the agency said. The warning was lifted about an hour later.
At least one person was killed and 50 others hurt along the country's Sea of Japan coast, media reports said...Continued: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/quake.japan.ap/index.html