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ISHINOMAKI, Japan, July 19 (UPI) -- A strong, magnitude 6.6 earthquake Saturday struck an offshore area of Japan about 190 miles northeast of Tokyo, officials said.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake happened at 11:39 a.m. local time and triggered a small tsunami at Ishinomaki in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, the state-run Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, Xinhua said.