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Japan Earthquake With 7.6 Magnitude Triggers Tsunami Warning in Region - Bloomberg

Strong Quake Hits Northwestern Japan, Destroying Homes

- Region hit by more than 30 aftershocks, according to JMA
- Reports of people injured and buried under collapsed buildings

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 hit off the Noto Peninsula on Japan’s northwest coast, followed by more than 50 aftershocks, destroying homes and roads and triggering a widespread tsunami warning.

Six cases of buildings collapsing with people trapped inside have been reported following Monday’s tremors, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a press conference. The government has deployed the Self-Defense Forces to the area, while emergency services have been flooded with calls, he added.

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