6.7 Quake Rattles Japan, Southern Kuril Islands
<i> Associated Press</i>
TOKYO —
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 shook northern Japan and the southern Kuril Islands early today, meteorological officials said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the tremor, which occurred at 6:37 a.m.
The earthquake was centered just below the sea floor about 125 miles southeast of the island of Etorofu, officials said.
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