国际英语资讯:Earthquake off Japans Yamagata Prefecture revised to 6.7 magnitude, tsunami warning lifted
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 19-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="Meteorological">Meteorological</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="JMA">JMA</span>) <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Yamagata">Yamagata</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="to">to</span> 6.7, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="advisories">advisories</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6.8 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="prefecture">prefecture</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="JMA">JMA</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="advisories">advisories</span>, <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yamagata">Yamagata</span>, <span word="Niigata">Niigata</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ishikawa">Ishikawa</span> <span word="prefectures">prefectures</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1:02 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (1602 <span word="GMT">GMT</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>) <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="JMA">JMA</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meteorological">meteorological</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="Awashima">Awashima</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Niigata">Niigata</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="at">at</span> 11:05 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (1405 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastline">coastline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sakata">Sakata</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yamagata">Yamagata</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="JMA">JMA</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="temblor">temblor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10:22 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (1322 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>), <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="latitude">latitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> 38.6 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="longitude">longitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> 139.5 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="east">east</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 14 <span word="km">km</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="logged">logged</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> 6 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="seismic">seismic</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kaetsu">Kaetsu</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Niigata">Niigata</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> 6 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shonai">Shonai</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yamagata">Yamagata</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="JMA">JMA</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="aftermaths">aftermaths</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temblor">temblor</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4.1 <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="Kaetsu">Kaetsu</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Niigata">Niigata</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 12:57 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (1557 <span word="GMT">GMT</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>).</p>
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