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Japan earthquake hits Chugoku region with 6.2 magnitude, shaking Shimane Prefecture and nuclear plants; no major damage or ...

The initial jolt was a magnitude 6.2 quake that measured a strong 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale. There was no threat ...

A strong earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, but no major damage or life-threatening injuries were reported. The magnitude 6.4 quake struck in Shimane prefecture in ...

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake hit western Japan on Tuesday but there was no danger of a tsunami and no major damage or life-threatening injuries were reported. The quake, with a preliminary ...

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake hit western Japan on Tuesday but there was no danger of a tsunami, officials said. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2, occurred in Shimane prefecture in ...

The epicenter of the first earthquake was in eastern Shimane prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.