Strong quake jolts Tokyo
SENDAI, Japan
Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake struck at 8:08 a.m.
local time (2308 GMT) Tuesday. The epicenter of the quake was
located just off the coast of Chiba, east of Tokyo.
There were no initial reports of injuries or damage in the
prefecture. No tsunami warning was issued.
The agency said the quake was a string of strong aftershocks
since the 9.0-magnitute earthquake and ensuing tsunami in
northeastern Japan on March 11. The twin disasters decimated much
of the region, killing up to 25,000 people and setting off
radiation leaks at a coastal nuclear plant by knocking out its
cooling systems.
