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Strong earthquakes hit north Japan
www.chinaview.cn 2003-09-29 12:22:44

¡¡¡¡TOKYO, Sept. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- An earthquake measuring 6.5 at Richter scale hit Kushiro in north Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture at 11:37 a.m. (0237 GMT) Monday, according to a local meteorological observatory.

¡¡¡¡The area was hit by two strong quakes, including one measuring 8.0 at Richter scale, last Friday and aftershocks have been continuing. Enditem
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