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Saturday, July 19, 2008, 08:52

7.0 magnitude quake off Japan

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck beneath the north Pacific Ocean 77 miles (123 km) east northeast of Iwaki, Japan at 0239 GMT at a depth of 25 miles(40 km), the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The Japanese government issued a Tsunami alert for northeast Japan after the temblor, originally reported at magnitude 6.6. Iwaki is in northeastern Honshu, Japan. The warning was later lifted.

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