<div id="subtitle">Strong earthquake hits off southern Japan coast, rattles buildings in Taiwan</div><div><p>A strong earthquake shook several small islands off Japan's southern coast on Sunday, rattling buildings over 100 miles (160 kilometers) away in Taiwan and causing officials to temporarily issue a tsunami warning.</p><p>There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.</p><p>Japan's Meteorological Agency said the earthquake hit at 3:10 p.m. (0610 GMT; 2:10 a.m. EDT) and registered magnitude 6.6. The U.S. Geological Survey measured it at 6.4.</p><p>Japanese officials immediately issued a warning for a tsunami about 1.6 feet (50 centimeters) high, but removed the warning about an hour later.</p><p>The quake was also felt in Taiwan, about 155 miles (250 kilometers) to the east, where residents in Taipei could feel buildings shake.</p><p>The quake hit 69 miles (110 kilometers) off the southern coast of Miyakojima island, in southern Japan, at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers), the Meteorological Agency said.</p><p>The small island is about 1,120 miles (1,800 kilometers) southwest of Tokyo.</p><p>Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the western port city of Kobe killed 6,400 people.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68617157&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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