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Strong Quake Rocks Eastern Japan

Strong Quake Rocks Eastern Japan

   Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)--An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.2 rocked eastern Japan on Friday, registering lower 5, the fifth-highest level on Japan's seismic intensity scale, in Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures.
   The quake occurred at around 7:03 p.m. (10:03 a.m. GMT) at a depth of 50 kilometers in waters east of Chiba, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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