TOKYO, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake
measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale rocked eastern Japan early Tuesday, injuring
more than 110 people.
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Bottles and instant noodle bowls are
scattered on the floor of a convenience store in Shizuoka, 200km west of
Tokyo, Aug. 11, 2009.(Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo
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The focus of the quake, which occurred at 5:07 a.m.
(2007 GMT Monday), was located some 23 km under the sea in Suruga Bay, southwest
of Tokyo, said the Japan Meteorological Agency, which estimated a preliminary
magnitude of 6.6 for the quake and the depth of the focus at 20 km under the sea
surface.
The Agency said the 5:07 a.m. quake was not the
so-called Tokai quake, a massive quake long feared to hit the Tokai region of
central Japan, and said neither is it a prelude to it.
Tsunami alerts, which were issued shortly after the
quake, have been called off.
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Passengers wait for service of the
Shinkansen bullet train to resume at Tokyo station, Aug. 11, 2009.
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Police and local authorities said that more than 110
people were injured in the quake-hit areas though there have been no reports of
deaths or missing people.
Most of the injured were in Shizuoka Prefecture, but
injuries were also reported in Aichi and Kanagawa prefectures and in Tokyo.
A task force was set up at the prime minister's
office, and Prime Minister Taro Aso ordered task force members to collect
information on the quake.
In Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, two nuclear
reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant were suspended. And Central Japan Railway
Co.suspended operations of Shinkansen bullet trains for two hours and local
trains in Shizuoka and part of Nagano Prefecture. The Tomei Expressway was
partly closed.
The surface of the road was lifted up at the Kikugawa
interchange on the expressway in Shizuoka Prefecture, local media reported,
citing the police. And there were also reports of landslides in the Prefecture.
In the cities of Shizuoka, Kakegawa and Shimada in
Shizuoka Prefecture, the power supply was cut off for 9,500 households.
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The surface of a road on an expressway
in Shizuoka Prefecture collapses when an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the
Richter scale rocks eastern Japan early Tuesday, injuring more than 80
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Huge earthquake hits Indian Ocean:
USGS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- A huge 7.6-magnitude
earthquake has occurred in the Indian Ocean, triggering a tsunami alert across
large sections of the Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported on
Monday. Full story
No impact of 7.6-magnitude quake on
Indonesia
JAKARTA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The strong quake of 7.6
magnitude on Andaman Island on Tuesday morning did not impact Indonesia,
Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency and Disaster Management Agency said
here. Full story
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