Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

AOMORI, Japan - A section of the ceiling collapsed at a public hall in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, when a strong quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit northeastern Japan during the early hours of July 24.

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