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SelectPlus7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits JapanThe Associated PressAt least three people are dead in a powerful earthquake that rocked northern Japan Saturday. Dozens more are reported injured or missing. (June 14)In this video--you can see the earth shaking as a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Japan. The country's northern region has reportedly been hit hardest---and deaths have been reported. Dozens are injured or missing. (((ANCHOR PLEASE READ TRANSLATION --THIS SOUND IS IN JAPANESE))) [Notes:SOT: Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimur]SOT: "THE DAMAGE REPORTS ARE GRADUALLY GETTING BIGGER WITH TIME. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE POLICE FORCE ON THE FIELD ARE CLOSELY COMMUNICATING TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. AT THIS POINT.A Japanese TV network recorded this video as the quake rocked their broadcast complex....The morning temblor was about 280 miles north of Tokyo---but it was felt in the capital.Electricity was cut off to about 29,000 households in the quake zone.Authorities concluded there was no danger of a tsunami. ___ ___, The Associated Press.