August 19, 2011 1:42 PM
6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan’s Honshu island
A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's northeastern Honshu island at 2: 36 p.m. local time on Friday. The quake triggered a tsunami advisory for Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. The quake, with its focus off Fukushima coast at a depth of 20 km, was strongly felt ...