Magnitude 6.6 Quake Causes Strong Shaking in Western Japan

  • Seven injuries reported; power restored following outages
  • Strongest shaking in Japan since Kumamoto quake in April

Seismic activity in Tottori prefecture.

Source: Japan Meteorogical Agency
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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Tottori prefecture in western Japan, causing power outages, train stoppages and a handful of injuries in the nation’s strongest shake in six months.