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| Japan earthquake: Tremors felt across nation | Japan earthquake: Tremors felt across nation |
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| A powerful undersea earthquake south of Japan has shaken buildings in Tokyo and been felt across the country. | A powerful undersea earthquake south of Japan has shaken buildings in Tokyo and been felt across the country. |
| The US Geological Survey said the 7.8-magnitude earthquake was centred 874km (543 miles) from the Japanese capital, at a depth of more than 660km. | The US Geological Survey said the 7.8-magnitude earthquake was centred 874km (543 miles) from the Japanese capital, at a depth of more than 660km. |
| The earthquake struck at 20:30 local time (11:30 GMT). Buildings in the capital swayed for almost a minute as the quake built in intensity. | |
| There are no reports of serious damage. No tsunami alert was issued. | There are no reports of serious damage. No tsunami alert was issued. |
| However, Tokyo's fire department has received calls about people suffering injuries as a result of falls, broadcaster NHK said. | However, Tokyo's fire department has received calls about people suffering injuries as a result of falls, broadcaster NHK said. |
| Reuters reports that services on the Shinkansen high speed train line between Tokyo and Osaka were briefly halted by a power cuts. | Reuters reports that services on the Shinkansen high speed train line between Tokyo and Osaka were briefly halted by a power cuts. |
| Some trains in Tokyo also stopped for safety checks, causing crowds of commuters to form around some of the city's busier stations. | Some trains in Tokyo also stopped for safety checks, causing crowds of commuters to form around some of the city's busier stations. |
| Michiko Orita, a resident of the island of Hahajima, near the epicentre, told NHK: "It shook violently. Our Buddhist altar swayed sideways wildly. | Michiko Orita, a resident of the island of Hahajima, near the epicentre, told NHK: "It shook violently. Our Buddhist altar swayed sideways wildly. |
| "I have not experienced anything like that, so it was so frightening." | "I have not experienced anything like that, so it was so frightening." |
| Naoki Hirata, of the University of Tokyo's earthquake research centre, said: "This was a very big quake... the shaking was felt over a broad area... fortunately, because it was deep, there is little danger of a tsunami." | Naoki Hirata, of the University of Tokyo's earthquake research centre, said: "This was a very big quake... the shaking was felt over a broad area... fortunately, because it was deep, there is little danger of a tsunami." |
| Japan is one of the world's most seismically active nations. | Japan is one of the world's most seismically active nations. |
| In March 2011, a massive 9.0 magnitude quake started a tsunami that left nearly 20,000 people dead in north-eastern Japan and caused nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant. | In March 2011, a massive 9.0 magnitude quake started a tsunami that left nearly 20,000 people dead in north-eastern Japan and caused nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant. |