SHOTLIST:SOURCE: NHK/NO ACCESS JAPAN1) SOUNDBITE: VOICE OF: ELAINE KURTENBACH/ASSOCIATED PRESS, TOKYOThe quake struck far to the north, just off the coast, not to far from where the quake in March, 2011 struck. But a much weaker quake.W/S SENDAI, JAPAN/December 7, 2012W/S Building shaking3. SOUNDBITE: VOICE OF: ELAINE KURTENBACH/ASSOCIATED PRESS, TOKYO:Police say there's no immediate reports of damage. The quake struck offshore and it was shallow, there wasn't a lot of up and down movement.JAPAN (location unavailable)/December 7, 20124.M/S Man holding little girlSOUNDBITE: (JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION)The shaking lasted for a long time. But I didn't hear any information from the municipality. I decided to evacuate on my own.6. SOUNDBITE: VOICE OF: ELAINE KURTENBACH/ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO"people take these things in stride because there are a lot of quakes and this one, although it struck a pretty wide area and it lasted for quite a long time, the shaking wasn't particularly jolting.JAPAN (location unavailable)/December 7, 20127. W/S Cars evacuatingMORIOKA, JAPAN/December 7, 20128. M/S People panicking in office as earthquake hitsSTORYLINE:Japan's Meteorological Agency has lifted a tsunami warning for the country's northeastern coast. The warning was issued after a magnitude 7.3 quake struck offshore at 5:18 p.m. (0818 GMT) Friday, swaying buildings across much of Japan. There were no immediate reports of serious damage but two people were reportedly hurt. After the quake, authorities issued a warning that a tsunami potentially as high as 2 meters (2.2 yards) could hit. Ishinomaki, a city in Miyagi, reported that a tsunami of 1 meter (1 yard) hit at 6:02 p.m. (0902 GMT). About two hours after the quake struck, the tsunami warning was cancelled.(****END****)
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