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6.5-magnitude quake hits Japan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-04-12 08:52

BEIJING - An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale hit off the east coast of Honshu of Japan at 7:08 am Beijing Time Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter was monitored at 35.4 degrees north latitude and 140.7 degrees east longitude with a depth of about 20 kilometers, the center said.