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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.javno.com/en-world/earthquake-jolts-tokyo-no-tsunami-warning-issued_263575Japan accounts for about 20 percent of the world`s earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.2009-06-06T13:40+0200javno-enenjavno-en-62c9e45bd9810a397abbe398c1ff2e9aNaturalDisasters20090606134000http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6673206.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 in Richter Scale jolted Japan's Kanto region on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The focus of the quake, which occurred at 14:52 p.m. (0552 GMT), was 30 km below the sea east of Chiba Prefecture.2009-06-06T12:24+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-27d36e9d3183a8d263d47fd24164ef2aNaturalDisasters20090606122400http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090606/world-news/earthquake-jolts-tokyoA moderate earthquake jolted the Tokyo area on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 and...2009-06-06T10:55+0200timesofmaltaentimesofmalta-6a9feab6e455fa3df58072a729c5a5c4NaturalDisasters20090606105500http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/06/content_11498246.htmTOKYO, June 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 in Richter Scale jolted Japan's Kanto region on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The focus of the quake, which occurred at 14:52 p.m. (0552 GMT), was 30 km below the sea east of Chiba Prefecture.2009-06-06T09:06+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-8ca5c15e105bdbe91bf3d64bf4f9127dNaturalDisasters20090606090600http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/6/worldupdates/2009-06-06T115712Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-401244-2&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake jolted the Tokyo area on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said.2009-06-06T08:52+0200thestarenthestar-90aa9e97210ee374dfb963bda5d15164NaturalDisasters20090606085200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T3823.htm06 Jun 2009 06:24:16 GMT Source: Reuters TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake jolted the Tokyo area on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued, Japan's public ...2009-06-06T08:32+0200alertnetenalertnet-3b8b29138c90a5fe11c30bed9656002bNaturalDisasters20090606083200http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6672983.htmlAn earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Hokkaido, Japan at 11:37 a.m. (0337 GMT) Friday, according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory. The epicenter was initially determined to be 41.7 degrees north latitude and 143.6 degrees east longitude, about 160 km south- southwest of Kushiro.2009-06-06T06:55+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-2202fb619d2b91bf35013dbd9483c73aNaturalDisasters20090606065500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6672933.htmlOn June 3, the 11th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition and Conference co-sponsored by 6 ministries including the State Environmental Protection Department, National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Science and Technology was launched at the Beijing International Exhibition Center.2009-06-05T16:48+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-3dfea0bb8e85c72d1f0da16a5ac48811AgricultureEnergyENVIndustryENVAgricultureENVWaterENVLIFEENVBiodiversityENVEcologyTechnologyForesightAgricultureRuralDevelopmentFoodSafetyNaturalDisastersResearchENVScienceENVEnvironmentEnergyWasteENVAlternativeEnergyAgricultureRussiaAsia20090605164800http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/05/content_11494473.htmHONG KONG, June 5 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Hokkaido, Japan at 11:37 a.m. (0337 GMT) Friday, according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory. The epicenter was initially determined to be 41.7 degrees north latitude and 143.6 degrees east longitude, about 160 km south- southwest of Kushiro.2009-06-05T14:14+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-35b5beb90a163ef7ab5a6cf11f6173b1NaturalDisasters20090605141400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6672763.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 jolted Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The focus of the tremor, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. (0330 GMT), was 20 km below the sea off Tokachi of Hokkaido.2009-06-05T11:20+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-119328eb2d6608389a59f8ede05c7e78NaturalDisasters20090605112000http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1244035005283A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook northern Japan on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake struck at 12:30 p.m. (0330 GMT) on the southern part of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. The quake struck offshore, 12.4 miles (20 kilometers) below the sea surface.2009-06-05T10:28+0200jrepenjrep-31f90239bd5a45a5f28ff1ff38503fecNaturalDisasters20090605102800http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3726695,00.htmlA magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook northern Japan on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake struck at 12:30 p.m. (0330 GMT) on the southern part of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. The quake struck offshore, 12.4 miles (20 kilometers) below the sea surface.2009-06-05T10:09+0200yediotaharonotenyediotaharonot-7f1d097a8eed1dfb318e077546cde1e1NaturalDisasters20090605100900http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3726695,00.htmlA magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook northern Japan on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake struck at 12:30 p.m. (0330 GMT) on the southern part of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. The quake struck offshore, 12.4 miles (20 kilometers) below the sea surface.2009-06-05T09:43+0200ynetnewsenynetnews-7f1d097a8eed1dfb318e077546cde1e1NaturalDisasters20090605094300http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/434018/1/.htmlTOKYO: A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Friday off Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido, the meteorological agency said, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties.2009-06-05T07:59+0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-eb33987c4a933c23f35a824bdbf54c88NaturalDisasters20090605075900http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/05/content_11492233.htmTOKYO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 jolted Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The focus of the tremor, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. (0330 GMT), was 20 km below the sea off Tokachi of Hokkaido.2009-06-05T07:49+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-adbe40f2eaf88de6a8a8ec8acb7d2cddNaturalDisasters20090605074900http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20090605-146365.htmlA 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido. -AFP2009-06-05T07:42+0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-4056d57c6e5fd19cd7c691931cd18b94NaturalDisasters20090605074200http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-Common-Chunk-HT-UI-Common-LatestNews&id=5fbf3bcc-6bad-47a4-9d99-dc2d83fc012a&Headline=Strong+quake+hits+off+northern+JapanA strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s main northern island of Hokkaido, the meteorological agency said, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties.2009-06-05T07:14+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-899ce7c84c6d54e8cea2082d795cc65dNaturalDisasters20090605071400http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=64A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Friday off Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido, the meteorological agency said, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties.2009-06-05T06:51+0200thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-0d6a89c8df639880861ce9771fb872d4NaturalDisasters20090605065100