Updated at 6:48 a.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2007
No tsunami threat after quakes hit Japan, California
Advertiser News Services
Earthquakes shook on both sides of the Pacific Ocean earlier this morning, but none were strong enough to bring a response from the Tsunami Warning Center.An earthquake of magnitude-5.5 shook northern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The tremor hit the island of Hokkaido about 41 miles southeast of Sapporo, the USGS said in a preliminary e-mailed report. There was no immediate report of any damage from the quake, which hit shortly after midnight.
Elsewhere, a magnitude-5.0 earthquake also struck northern California early today, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter was 108 miles northwest of Sacramento.
The temblor struck at 1:42 a.m. West Coast time, said the USGS.
A magnitude-4 earthquake struck three hours later off the coast of central California, 180 miles south of the city of San Jose, the USGS said in another e-mailed statement.
