Major earthquake shakes northern Japan

Region hit by 6.9-magnitude temblor; high-speed bullet trains stopped
VIDEO ON LINK BELOW
Asia-Pacific video MORE VIDEO

updated 7 minutes ago


TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck northern Japan on Saturday, NHK television reported.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or a tsunami warning issued, but NHK said Japan's high-speed bullet trains in the area had stopped running.

The quake was located about 6.2 miles below the surface.




http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25151333/