Strong Earthquake Jolts Northern Japan

TOKYO (AP) _ A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan on Saturday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said. <br/><br/>There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage

Friday, February 16th 2007, 7:56 pm

By: News On 6

TOKYO (AP) _ A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan on Saturday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the 6.6-magnitude temblor, which struck at 9:03 a.m. off Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido, the agency said in a statement.

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world.