Quake in N.E. Japan

June 15, 2014

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M5.5 quake hits northeastern Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit northeastern parts of Japan in the early hours of Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The 2:31 a.m. quake originated around 90 kilometers below ground in the southern part of Iwate Prefecture, the agency said.

The quake registered an intensity of 4 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in Morioka and Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture as well as in Hachinohe and Hashikami in Aomori Prefecture.