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Jul 23, 2008
Magnitude 6.9 quake hits Japan's Honshu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the northern part of Japan's main Honshu island on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
It said the quake, at a depth of 66.5 miles, was centered 40 miles east of Morioka, in northern Honshu.
(Reporting by Sandra Maler)
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