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https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...ntral-japan-large-tsunami-warning-issued.html
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast Monday, killing at least four people and triggering tsunami and fires in the central prefecture of Ishikawa, and dampening the festive mood of New Year celebrations nationwide.
Details about the damage caused by the 4:10 p.m. quake and aftershocks remain unknown. Authorities received information on six cases in which people had been buried alive or trapped under collapsed houses in the quake-hit area.
No significant abnormalities were reported at nuclear plants in Ishikawa's Shika, where the quake registered a maximum 7 on the country's seismic intensity scale, or in nearby Niigata or Fukui prefectures after the quake, according to the Secretariat of the Nuclear Regulation Authority...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast Monday, killing at least four people and triggering tsunami and fires in the central prefecture of Ishikawa, and dampening the festive mood of New Year celebrations nationwide.
Details about the damage caused by the 4:10 p.m. quake and aftershocks remain unknown. Authorities received information on six cases in which people had been buried alive or trapped under collapsed houses in the quake-hit area.
No significant abnormalities were reported at nuclear plants in Ishikawa's Shika, where the quake registered a maximum 7 on the country's seismic intensity scale, or in nearby Niigata or Fukui prefectures after the quake, according to the Secretariat of the Nuclear Regulation Authority...
