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Books tumble from shop shelves as 6.9 magnitude quake hits Japan

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Books tumble from shop shelves as 6.9 magnitude quake hits Japan
Books tumble from shop shelves as 6.9 magnitude quake hits Japan

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Japan's northeast region on Saturday (March 20) at 6:09 p.m local time.

A video filmed in Fukushima Prefecture shows books tumbling from shelves at a local book store.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Japan's northeast region on Saturday (March 20) at 6:09 p.m local time.

A video filmed in Fukushima Prefecture shows books tumbling from shelves at a local book store.

Tsunami warnings were issued for the coastal areas of Miyagi and later lifted at 7:30 pm JST.

The tremor was also felt in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

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