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Magnitude 7.1 quake hits northeast Japan

Updated: 2011-04-11 20:53

(Xinhua/Agencies)

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Magnitude 7.1 quake hits northeast Japan
People react as an earthquake hits Mito city, Ibaraki prefecture, in this still image taken from NHK footage April 11, 2011. April 11, 2011. A magnitude 7.1 tremor shook buildings in Tokyo and a wide swathe of eastern Japan on Monday evening, triggering a small tsunami alert. NHK state television said it caused the off-site power supply for two damaged reactors to shut down.[Photo/Xinhua]

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