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TOKYO (UPI) -- A strong earthquake rocked northeastern Japan early
Thursday, injuring at least 115 people, authorities said.
The 6.8 magnitude temblor struck about 12:26 a.m. local time in Iwate
and Aomori prefectures, the Kyodo news agency reported. The epicenter
was was in the northern coastal area of Iwate prefecture and was about
67 miles deep, Kyodo said.
A central government fact-finding team was sent to the affected region
and the Iwate prefectural government requested military troops be sent
to help provide disaster relief.
The National Police Agency said 15 of the injured people were in
serious condition. Many of the injured were struck by falling glass,
police said.
Train service in the region was suspended, roads in the Tohoku region
were temporarily closed, up to 10,000 households were without power
and four fires were reported to have broken out.
Kyodo said there were no reports of any damage to nuclear facilities
in the quake-hit areas.