TOKYO: A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit western Japan on Friday, severely shaking the region and reportedly causing several injuries, damaging power lines and collapsing a house. The quake struck shortly after 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) in Tottori prefecture at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (six miles). The US Geological Survey initially pegged the quake’s magnitude at 6.6 before downgrading it. “It’s possible that an aftershock similar to or bigger than this scale will hit the region,” he told NHK. An aftershock at a magnitude of 5.0 struck after the initial quake, Japan’s meteorological agency said.

Source: Manila Times October 21, 2016 07:18 UTC