Japan earthquake leaves 30 people injured

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At least 30 people were injured after a massive earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck Japan's Fukushima prefecture, authorities said on Sunday. The quake which struck late on Saturday night was preliminarily measured with a magnitude of 7.1 and was later revised up to 7.3, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

The injuries were reported in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, Xinhua news agency quoted the authorities as saying.

The temblor occurred at 11.08 pm, with its epicentre at a latitude of 37.7 degrees north and a longitude of 141.8 degrees east, and at depth of 60 km, according to the JMA. So far no tsunami warning has been issued. The quake logged Upper 6 in some parts of Fukushima prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.

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