KUSHIRO (Japan): A series of powerful earthquakes shook the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early yesterday, injuring more than 400, causing widespread damage and blackouts and prompting officials to issue tidal wave warnings.
Japan's Meteorological Agency measured the initial quake at 8.0 on the Richter scale – strong enough to cause major damage – and warned there could be aftershocks for up to 10 days even as smaller quakes continued to rattle the area.
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