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WORLD /
Asia-Pacific

Earthquake shakes Tokyo, nearby areas

(Xinhua)
Updated:
2007-08-16 04:40

TOKYO -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook Japan's
central eastern Chiba prefecture and surrounding areas early Thursday,
Japan's weather service said.

Quakes could be felt in downtown Tokyo.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the 4:15
a.m. local time (1915 GMT) quake, and no tsunami warning was issued,
according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The epicenter of the quake was around 30 km under the seabed to the
south of Chiba prefecture, the agency said, noting that Tokyo and
Kanagawa, Ibaraki, Saitama prefectures were also affected.

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