6.7 EARTHQUAKE Hits Japan!!!

A magnitude-6.7 earthquake rattled northeast Japan early Thursday in the same area where a massive quake triggered a deadly tsunami in March, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the region after the quake, but cancelled it about an hour later.

The temblor struck the region of the Pacific where a magnitude-9.0 quake hit on March 11, triggering a huge tsunami. At least 23,000 people were killed or left missing in those disasters, which destroyed hundreds of homes, offices and factories in northeastern Japan.

Thursday's quake hit about 47 kilometres off the shore of Iwate prefecture at 6:51 a.m. (2151 GMT Wednesday), the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Much of the coast in the area is still heavily damaged from March's disasters. The U.S. Pacific Tsunami warning centre said it did not expect a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami.

Earthquake in CHINA!

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Tengchong County near the city of Baoshan in Southwest China's Yunnan Province at 6:16 pm Monday, according to the China Earthquake Network Center.

The quake has injured four people as of 10 pm, according to the provincial department of civil affairs. The provincial seismological bureau said the tremor was acutely felt in 18 townships administered by Tengchong, and damaged some houses there. The epicenter of the tremor was recorded in Mangbang township, located more than 40 km away from the county seat of Tengchong.

The provincial civil affairs department has sent hundreds of tents, quilts and clothing to the quake zone, according to Yao Guohua, deputy head of the department. A driver surnamed Shao said he felt his car trembling while driving on the highway. A teacher from the county's town of Mingguang said that she also felt tremors in her town.

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