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Article: Earthquakes Shake Western Japan
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- January 19, 2001
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AP Online
01-19-2001
Earthquakes Shake Western Japan
TOKYO (AP) -- A series of earthquakes rattled western Japan early Saturday, but there were no reports of damage or injury.
Four quakes ranging in magnitude from 4.3 to 4.7 were centered in Hyogo prefecture, or state, 270 miles west of Tokyo, the federal Meteorological Agency said.
Magnitude 4 earthquakes can shake buildings and cause hanging objects to swing; those of magnitude 5 can damage structures.
The first quake struck at 5:20 a.m. and three more occurred over the next two hours. They were felt throughout much of western Japan, ...
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