일본 진도 7.3 지진 - 쓰나미 경보 발령

-일본 현지시각 2월 27일 새벽 5시 31분 오키나오 동방 84킬로미터지점 해저에서 진도 7.3[미국 지질학회측정]
진도 6.9[일본기상대측정] 지진 발생
-일본 정부 쓰나미 경보 발령

원본출처 : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8540063.stm

A tsunami alert has been issued in Japan after a powerful earthquake struck near the Okinawan coast.

The Japan Meteorological Agency gave the strength as 6.9 while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.3.

It struck at 0531 (2031 GMT), 84km (52 miles) east of Naha, on the island of Okinawa, 29km (18 miles) below the seabed, Reuters news agency reports.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the country, which is often hit by earthquakes.

In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the port city of Kobe killed 6,400 people.