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The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.0, occurred at around 8:19 p.m. at a depth of about 10 kilometers.

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Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)--A strong earthquake jolted Nagano Prefecture in central Japan on Friday night, registering up ...

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TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck Japan's Nagano Prefecture on Friday night, with no tsunami threat, according to the country's weather agency.