(Bloomberg) -- Two earthquakes struck Japan today,
damaging a nuclear reactor, toppling houses and causing a fire.
Seven people were killed and more than 800 were injured by the
first quake, NHK television reported on its Web site.
A second magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in the Sea of Japan
457 kilometers (284 miles) northwest of Tokyo at 11:17 p.m. local
time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its Web site. The
earlier quake, around 250 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, had
triggered tsunami warnings and caused buildings to sway for
several minutes around 10:15 a.m.
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damaging a nuclear reactor, toppling houses and causing a fire.
Seven people were killed and more than 800 were injured by the
first quake, NHK television reported on its Web site.
A second magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in the Sea of Japan
457 kilometers (284 miles) northwest of Tokyo at 11:17 p.m. local
time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its Web site. The
earlier quake, around 250 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, had
triggered tsunami warnings and caused buildings to sway for
several minutes around 10:15 a.m.
Read more at Bloomberg Energy News
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