Quake Hits Tokyo
Posted on | July 23, 2005 |
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tokyo, Japan but luckily there were no deaths or serious injuries.
TOKYO, July 23 (Xinhuanet) — An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Tokyo and its vicinity Saturday, leaving more than 20 injured and briefly paralyzing the subway and railway systems. The quake hit at about 4:35 p.m. (0735 GMT) and its epicenter was 70 kilometers underground in Tokyo’s neighboring Chiba Prefecture, the agency said.
So far, none has suffered life-threatening injuries. A 93-year-old woman was slightly injured when she fell off the porch at her house. In the neighboring Saitama Prefecture, five people sustained minor injuries by a falling signboard at a supermarket.
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