ANS Statement - Update on Earthquake near Japan

October 26, 2013, 9:59am CDT

The Associated Press is reporting that no damage was reported after a 7.3 earthquake struck off the Japanese coast.

Tsunami advisories were lifted two hours after the quake occured roughly 170 miles off the Fukushima coast.

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