1 killed, at minimum thirteen hurt as earthquake hits central Japan | World News

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PTI | | Posted by Sreelakshmi B

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A solid, shallow earthquake strike central Japan on Friday afternoon, killing at minimum just one human being and injuring thirteen some others, but no tsunami warning was issued.

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The earthquake struck at a depth of twelve kilometres. (NBP News File Image)(*7*)

The magnitude 6.2 quake struck Ishikawa prefecture on the west coastline of Japan's principal island of Honshu, the US Geological Study mentioned.

The Japan Meteorological Company calculated the quake at 6.5 and mentioned it was centred at a depth of about twelve kilometres (7.5 miles).

1 human being was claimed useless and at minimum thirteen were being hurt in Suzu metropolis at the northern suggestion of Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture, a metropolis formal mentioned.

He mentioned 6 households were being destroyed and rain could cause mudslides, resulting in more injury.

He did not say how the human being died, but the Fireplace and Catastrophe Administration Company claimed that a human being was located with out very important symptoms right after slipping from a ladder.

It mentioned yet another human being was hurt when a cupboard fell on them, and two individuals were being rescued from destroyed properties in the metropolis.

A online video broadcast by NHK general public tv confirmed a portion of a hill that experienced crumbled and fallen on a residence.

It also broadcast a online video taken by a reporter who was browsing his loved ones in Ishikawa prefecture that confirmed a home shaking for virtually 50 percent a moment, with image frames rattling on the partitions.

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Governing administration spokesperson Hirokazu Matsuno mentioned there were being stories of other destroyed properties but particulars were being nonetheless becoming verified. There was no claimed injury at two nuclear energy vegetation in the region, he mentioned.

East Japan Railway Co. mentioned bullet trains connecting Tokyo and Kanazawa in Ishikawa prefecture were being briefly halted for security checks but resumed standard functions, with some delays.

Japan is just one of the world's most earthquake-susceptible nations. A large 2011 quake in the country's northeast brought about a devastating tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown.