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(Nov. 30) -- A wide stretch of Japan shook and buildings swayed in downtown Tokyo as a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit the country's southeastern coast today, Japanese officials said.
No damage or injuries were reported, and authorities said there was no danger of a tsunami, according to The Associated Press.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the magnitude was 6.9, although the U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.6, the AP said, saying the reason for the difference was unclear.
The earthquake struck at 12:24 p.m. today, some 210 miles west-northwest of Chichi-shima, in Japan's isolated Bonin Islands region, Agence France-Presse reported. It hit at a depth of 300 miles. The quake in the island region, known in Japan as the Ogasawara Islands, was felt 500 miles away in Tokyo, where buildings swayed.
Japan is among the most earthquake-prone nations worldwide. A 7.2-magnitude quake killed 6,400 people in Kobe in 1995.
Tokyo Buildings Sway as 6.9 Quake Rocks Japan
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