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Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes eastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan
Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:05am EDT
A earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. REUTERS/Graphcis

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - A earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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The quake, at 3:13 p.m. (2:13 a.m. EDT), was felt in Tokyo.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

(Reporting by Chisa Fujioka; Editing by Rodney Joyce)



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