Strong earthquake injures Two, knocks off roof tiles in Japan
A strong earthquake shook residents Sunday in a mountainous region of central Japan, injuring at least two people and knocking roof tiles off homes.
The magnitude Five.6 quake struck about seven a.m. at a shallow depth of seven kilometers (Four miles) in Nagano prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter was about one hundred ninety kilometers (120 miles) west of Tokyo. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the magnitude at Five.Two.
Authorities said two people had minor injuries. Japan’s NHK television said an 83-year-old woman in Otaki village was struck on the head by a falling object in her house, and a 60-year-old woman in Kiso town was hit in the gam by a chest of drawers that fell over.
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported numerous incidents of fallen roof tiles and cracked glass. NHK demonstrated a worker in Kiso picking up glass from a shattered demonstrate window at a Nissan car dealer.
There was no danger of tsunami from the inland earthquake.
The area is no stranger to disaster. A nearby volcano, Climb on Ontake, erupted in 2014, killing about sixty people. Several people died when a stronger earthquake triggered landslides in the same area in 1984.
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Strong earthquake injures Two, knocks off roof tiles in Japan
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A strong earthquake shook residents Sunday in a mountainous region of central Japan, injuring at least two people and knocking roof tiles off homes.
The magnitude Five.6 quake struck about seven a.m. at a shallow depth of seven kilometers (Four miles) in Nagano prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter was about one hundred ninety kilometers (120 miles) west of Tokyo. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the magnitude at Five.Two.
Authorities said two people had minor injuries. Japan’s NHK television said an 83-year-old woman in Otaki village was struck on the head by a falling object in her house, and a 60-year-old woman in Kiso town was hit in the gam by a chest of drawers that fell over.
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported numerous incidents of fallen roof tiles and violated glass. NHK displayed a worker in Kiso picking up glass from a shattered display window at a Nissan car dealer.
There was no danger of tsunami from the inland earthquake.
The area is no stranger to disaster. A nearby volcano, Climb on Ontake, erupted in 2014, killing about sixty people. Several people died when a stronger earthquake triggered landslides in the same area in 1984.
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