A strong earthquake injured over 100 people due to tumbling of boulders onto a national highway in northern Japan, The magnitude of the quake was 6.8. A month before a 7.2 magnitude quake killed minimum of 12 people in the northern mountains.
The earthquake struck after midnight at a depth of 65 miles close to the coast of Iwate Prefecture, 450 kms north of Tokyo. The injuries were minor and no death is recorded according to the National Policy Agency official. Though the quake shook many areas for about 40 seconds but life returned to normal immediately. Gas, phone lines, water, electricity and other necessaties are running normally. The damage is very minimal.
According to Kyodo news agency, 31 people were injured. The National Police Agency tally says of 109, including 16 serious. After inspection, several local nuclear power plants continued operations. There was a blackout to over 8000 homes after the quake.
Japan is among the earthquake-vulnerable countries in the world.
The earthquake struck after midnight at a depth of 65 miles close to the coast of Iwate Prefecture, 450 kms north of Tokyo. The injuries were minor and no death is recorded according to the National Policy Agency official. Though the quake shook many areas for about 40 seconds but life returned to normal immediately. Gas, phone lines, water, electricity and other necessaties are running normally. The damage is very minimal.
According to Kyodo news agency, 31 people were injured. The National Police Agency tally says of 109, including 16 serious. After inspection, several local nuclear power plants continued operations. There was a blackout to over 8000 homes after the quake.
Japan is among the earthquake-vulnerable countries in the world.
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