 Around the World: Japan
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-24 07:36 Strong quake hits north A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northern Japan early this morning local time, but there was no threat of a tsunami from the quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The focus of the tremor was 120 km below the surface of the earth in Iwate prefecture. National broadcaster NHK said some parts of highways had been closed to traffic and some rail lines were stopped after the quake in the region, which is a mountainous and sparsely populated part of Japan. (China Daily 07/24/2008 page12) |
