Powerful quake strikes off coast
TOKYO - A powerful earthquake struck near remote Japanese islands and shook most of the country Saturday evening, mbut it occurred well beneath the earth's surface and did not trigger a tsunami warning. Serval people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and there were no reports of death or major damage.
The magnitude 8.5 off-shore quake strick off the Ogasawara island at a depth of 370 miles, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.8 and a depth of 421 miles.
The earthquake was not strong enough to generate a tsunami warning or close enogh to the isalnds to cause any significate damage or injuries, said John Bellini, a geophysicist with the U.S.G.S in Golden, Colorado. He said it is considered a separate seismic event and not an aftershock to the magnitude 8.5 quake that struck hours earlier.
The magnitude 8.5 off-shore quake strick off the Ogasawara island at a depth of 370 miles, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.8 and a depth of 421 miles.
The earthquake was not strong enough to generate a tsunami warning or close enogh to the isalnds to cause any significate damage or injuries, said John Bellini, a geophysicist with the U.S.G.S in Golden, Colorado. He said it is considered a separate seismic event and not an aftershock to the magnitude 8.5 quake that struck hours earlier.
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