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A damaged building is seen in this video grab in Ishikawa prefecture in Japan March 25, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>> |
TOKYO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Several aftershocks with
magnitudes of around 4 on the Richter scale rocked Ishikawa prefecture of
central Japan on Sunday afternoon, Japan Meteorological Agency said.
At 3:43 p.m. (0643 GMT), an aftershock with a
magnitude of 4.3 rocked Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, where five minutes later
struck another aftershock of 3.1, and a third one of 3.8 at 3:57 p.m. (0657
GMT), the agency said.
No tsunami warning was issued as to the three
aftershocks.
On Sunday morning, a strong earthquake with a
magnitude of 6.9 jolted Sea of Japan coast area of central Japan's Hokuriku
region, killing at least one person and the reported number of injured topped
100.