Casualties and Damages

Strong earthquake rocks Chiba,Japan: Kyodo

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-16 15:20

TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6 jolted the Kanto region Wednesday afternoon, Kyodo News agency reported, quoting the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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The quake which occurred at 12:52 pm local time originated from a depth of 10 kilometers in the Pacific off Chiba.