Japan: Earthquake strikes Japan coast

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Japan coast near Tokyo

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Sunday night local time (7:55 pm).
Its epicenter was 188 miles (303 kilometers) deep, the USGS said.

There are no casualties reported till now and no tsunami warning has been issued yet.

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and experts believe Tokyo has a 90 percent chance of being hit by a major quake over the next 50 years.

In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the western port city of Kobe killed 6,400 people.

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Earthquake strikes Japan coast