Powerful quake injures 17 as Japan waits for the big one
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A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale injured 17 people in northern Japan in a new sign of seismic activity a month after the country's deadliest tremor in a decade.
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude 5.8 jolted northern Japan on Monday, public  broadcaster NHK said. The quake, at 11:16 a.m. (9:16 p.m. EST),  was also felt in Tokyo.
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More strong aftershocks jolted central Japan as exhaustion took its toll on thousands preparing for a third night in shelters after the country's worst earthquake in nearly a decade that left 25 people dead.
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Local residents take refuge outdoors after a series of earthquakes in Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, Oct, 24, 2004. A series of powerful earthquakes, one measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, rocked northwestern Japan Saturday evening.
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A strong earthquake damages a nuclear power plant in Japan, reportedly causing a leak of radioactive material.
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At least four people were injured, news reports said, but no damage was immediately reported. A quake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit western Japan shortly after 7pm (2000 AEST), followed five hours
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A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early Monday, injuring at least 13 people, swaying buildings and triggering a small tsunami wave that reached the shore.
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THE DISASTER: A series of earthquakes that hit northeastern Japan &#151; the largest measuring magnitude 6.8 &#151; leaves 98,000 residents in shelters.
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit a wide area of Japan&#39;s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Monday, Japanese media said, quoting the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit a wide area of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Japan was on edge after powerful earthquakes left 17 people dead or missing, injured hundreds and derailed a bullet train for the first time in history, within days of the country's worst typhoon in a quarter century.
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A SERIES of powerful earthquakes, including an initial tremor measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, has killed 15 people and injured more than 700 people in central Japan.
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TOKYO  - A series of powerful tremors rattled a central Japanese region still reeling from last month&#39;s earthquake, slightly injuring 13 people just as the last schools shut by the tragedy reopened.
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A powerful earthquake has rocked northern Japan, injuring 13 people, in a new sign of seismic activity a month after the country&#39;s deadliest tremor in a decade.
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A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaid, injuring 13 people, the Meteorological Agency and police said.
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Strong aftershocks rattled western Japan early yesterday after two powerful earthquakes the evening before injured 38 people. Meanwhile, a powerful typhoon hit Japan&#39;s southern islands, injuring 21 people, and
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Two strong earthquakes, one magnitude 6.9 and the second magnitude 7.3, rattled western Japan within hours of each other Sunday night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo and triggering tsunami waves.