April 14, 2011 10:17 AM
6.1 magnitude earthquake jolts northeast Japan
A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off northeast Japan early on Thrusday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The US Geological Survey said, the undersea quake struck at 5:57 AM local time at a depth of just 11.2 kilometres, 190 kilometres east of Morioka on Honshu island. ...