Strong offshore earthquake shakes southern Japan, no tsunami warning issued THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO - Japan's meteorological agency says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has struck off the south coast of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. The agency says the quake occurred at 4:42 p.m. Tuesday about 50 kilometres below the ocean's surface. The agency says there is no danger of a tsunami, or seismic waves, and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Okinawa is about 1,600 kilometres southwest...
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