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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck Japan''s Nagano Prefecture on Friday night, with no tsunami threat, according to the country''s weather agency.

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TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck Japan's Nagano Prefecture on Friday night, with no tsunami threat, according to the country's weather agency.