Strong quake shakes buildings in Tokyo

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hit eastern Japan this afternoon, rattling buildings in Tokyo but appearing to cause no damage. There was no tsunami warning. The tremor struck at a depth of 70 kilometres (43 miles), off Chiba prefecture, at 10:37...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hit eastern Japan this afternoon, rattling buildings in Tokyo but appearing to cause no damage. There was no tsunami warning.

The tremor struck at a depth of 70 kilometres (43 miles), off Chiba prefecture, at 10:37 pm (1337 GMT), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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