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Earthquakes Shake Tokyo Area, Indian Ocean

Aug. 10, 2009
No casualties were immediately reported from the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Tokyo. The 7.6 quake in the Indian Ocean prompted a tsunami watch for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh.
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