Casualties and Damages
Mudslide kills 1 after magnitude-7 Japan quake
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-04-12 09:53
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TOKYO -- A mudslide occurred after the magnitude-7 quake that jolted eastern and northeastern Japan Monday afternoon killed a 16-old-young woman and left at least 2 of her family members injured in Fukushima prefecture, local media reported.
It also left?3 people unaccounted for in the northeastern prefecture, Kyodo News reported.
Monday's quake triggered the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami warning, which had later been lifted.
The quake struck eastern, northeastern parts of Japan at 5:16 pm local time (0816 GMT) on Monday.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was near Hamadori of Fukushima Prefecture. The Tremor was strongly felt in buildings in Tokyo, some 200 km south of Hamadori.
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