6.9M quake hits Japan, no tsunami warning
AgenciesRepresentational image.A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Japan on Thursday, the country's weather agency said, and was felt hundreds of kilometres away in Tokyo, though authorities reported no casualties and issued no tsunami warning.No major damage was immediately reported, but some Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended after the quake struck off Iwate prefecture on Japan's main island of Honshu.The quake struck at a depth of 50 kilometres, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.One woman in the town of Hashikami in neighbouring Aomori prefecture, where the shaking was strongest, told AFP that the only damage in her home was a photo frame falling down.Footage on public broadcaster NHK showed regular traffic in Hachinohe city with traffic lights still functioning as normal.Live Events"At this time, there is no information indicating any human casual…
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AgenciesRepresentational image.A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Japan on Thursday, the country's weather agency said, and was felt hundreds of kilometres away in Tokyo, though authorities reported no casualties and issued no tsunami warning.No major damage was immediately reported, but some Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended after the quake struck off Iwate prefecture on Japan's main island of Honshu.The quake struck at a depth of 50 kilometres, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.One woman in the town of Hashikami in neighbouring Aomori prefecture, where the shaking was strongest, told AFP that the only damage in her home was a photo frame falling down.Footage on public broadcaster NHK showed regular traffic in Hachinohe city with traffic lights still functioning as normal.Live Events"At this time, there is no information indicating any human casual…
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