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Residents survey damage after powerful Japan quake

  by Harumi OZAWA / Charly TRIBALLEAU Agence France Presse SOMA, Japan (AFP) — People in northeast Japan were cleaning up and surveying the damage on Thursday after a powerful 7.4-magnitude quake derailed a bullet train, opened cracks in highways and initially cut power to over two million homes. At least one death was directly caused by the overnight quake, government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said, but the toll is still being finalised after two suspected […]

5.7-magnitude quake hits Japan

(Eagle News)–A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Saturday, Oct. 12, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The JMA said the quake hit Chiba-ken Nanto-oki at 6:22 p.m. (JST). Depth of focus was 80 kilometers. The following seismic intensities were recorded: JMA Seismic Intensity Region Name 4 Chiba-ken Nambu 3 Chiba-ken Hokutobu Chiba-ken Hokuseibu Tokyo-to Nijusan-ku Miyakejima Kanagawa-ken Tobu Kanagawa-ken Seibu Shizuoka-ken Izu There is no threat of a tsunami, JMA said.