Strong Quake Hits Japan, Killing Two and Halting Factories
- Magnitude 7.4 quake jolts northern Japan, dozens injured
- Bullet train derailed, 2 mln buildings temporarily lost power
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A magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck northern Japan near Fukushima prefecture late on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring dozens, as well as disrupting power and some factories.
About 2,000 buildings were still without power as of 4:25 p.m. in Japan’s northeastern region, while some factories were forced to suspend production. A total of 161 people were injured, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a news conference Thursday. He revised an earlier death toll of four after concluding two were not caused by the quake.