Strong Earthquake Shook Japan

World | January 15, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

An earthquake with preliminary estimated magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale shook southeastern Japan on Thursday, the country's Meteorological Agency reported. The quake's epicenter was at about 100 kilometers beneath the seabed, just off the Kunashiri island near Japan's northern coast. There were no immediate reports of any damages or injured people.

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