TOKYO (Dec 12): A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on Friday, the weather office said, days after an even larger tremor shook the region and injured at least 50. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) upgraded Friday s quake to a 6.7 magnitude and warned that tsunami waves of up to one metre [...]
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