A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit northern Japan on Tuesday, 67 miles northeast of the east coast city of Sendai, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

It said the quake, only 29.5 miles deep, struck at 1404 GMT.

_{Bron: Reuters}

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Magnitude  6.0
Date-Time
* Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at 14:04:35 UTC
* Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at 11:04:35 PM at epicenter
Location 38.511°N, 141.975°E
Depth 48.2 km (30.0 miles)
Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
* 100 km (62 miles) ENE (73°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
* 152 km (95 miles) SSE (151°) from Morioka, Honshu, Japan
* 158 km (98 miles) NE (56°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
* 373 km (232 miles) NNE (31°) from TOKYO, Japan

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