There has been a tsunami warning issued in Japan after a large earthquake near Honshu occurred in the last hour. The quake was measured at 7.2 on the Richter scale by the USGS which initially reported it as being 24 km deep at 38.17N 144.85E. The hit occurred at 21:38 GMT. CNN has carried the item as Breaking News at 22:36. Hosnshu is in north-east Japan. All Japanese news networks are said to be carrying the story.
[22:45 GMT 14/11/2005]
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