Powerful 7.0 quake hits northern Japan

April 19, 2013 09:34

The Japan Meteorological Agency says a 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off far northern Japan and far eastern Russia.

The tremor was in the Pacific Ocean at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers.

The agency said sea changes were possible but no damage was expected.

The epicenter was 58 kilometers east-northeast of Kuril'sk, Russia, and 528 kilometers northeast of Nemuro, Japan.

The area is almost 1,500 kilometers northeast of Tokyo.

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