7.2 magnitude quake hits Japan
The meteorological agency said the quake hit at 11:45 a.m. local
time and was centered about 200 miles (300 kilometers) north of
Tokyo at a depth of about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers).
It warned that a tsunami of about 20 inches (50 centimeters)
would hit the coast around noon Wednesday, but that time passed
without any reports of a wave reaching shore.
There was a 6.3 magnitude aftershock shortly after the main
quake, the agency said.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered off the
coast of Japan, 258 miles (416 kilometes) from Tokyo and at a depth
of 8.8 miles (14.1 kilometers). The two agencies often have
slightly different numbers.
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