A quake hit western Japan early Monday, leaving three people with minor injuries and damaging buildings and roads, local media reported. The shallow tremor was reported as magnitude 6.1 by the Japan Meteorological Agency, according to Kyodo news agency, although the USGS gave its strength as 5.7. ADVERTISEMENTThree people sustained minor injuries while some 100 households lost water supplies, and 50 households saw electricity cut, Kyodo reported, adding there was also damage to some buildings and roads. However, no problems were reported at the nearby Shimane nuclear power station, the agency said. Japan sits on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire” where a large proportion of the world’s earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 08, 2018 23:37 UTC