Bernama Media – Tue, Feb 14, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- A strong earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the
Richter scale, hit the Honshu Island region today, the Malaysian Meteorological
Department reported.
The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 2.21pm, was near the east
coast of Honshu, 119km southeast of Mito, Japan and 4,131km northeast of Kudat,
Sabah, it said in a statement.
The quake did not pose any tsunami threat, it added.
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