Another Big Earthquake Rattles Japan

6.7-magnitude earthquake hits; tsunami warning canceled
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jun 22, 2011 5:53 PM CDT
Japan Earthquake: 6.7-Magnitude Quake Triggers Tsunami Warning
College student volunteers line up before going out to help residents clean areas hard hit by the March 11 earthquake in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture.   (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

A magnitude-6.7 earthquake rattled northeast Japan Thursday morning. It was the same area of the Pacific where a massive magnitude-9 quake hit on March 11, triggering a deadly tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for Iwate Prefecture but canceled it about an hour later. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the quake that hit at 6:50am local time. It hit offshore from Honshu island, about 325 miles northeast of Tokyo. (More earthquake stories.)

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