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6.4 magnitude quake jolts northeast Japan

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 jolted northeast Japan on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake, at 3:54 a.m. local time, was also felt in Tokyo.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 jolted northeast Japan on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake, at 3:54 a.m. local time, was also felt in Tokyo.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The quake was in the same region struck by March's massive temblor and tsunami, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It struck in the Pacific Ocean, about 11 miles east-southeast of Iwaki on Honshu Island. Its depth was 27 miles.

The epicenter was 114 miles northeast of Tokyo, the USGS said.

Tokyo Electric said there were no abnormalities at the Fukushima Dai-ichi or Daini nuclear power plants following the quake.

About 23,000 people died or were left missing across wide swaths of Japan's northeast coastline after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Another 80,000 have been forced to evacuate their homes because of the radiation threat from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.