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Large quake jolts Japan's north, no damage reported

TOKYO, Japan
Wed Dec 3, 2008 6:47pm EST

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted northern Japan at 8:17 a.m. (6:17 EST) on Thursday, a government agency said.

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There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued after the quake, which the Japan Meteorological Agency said on its website (www.jma.go.jp ) was centered off the northeast coast of Honshu island.

(Reporting by Isabel Reynolds)
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