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Another Quake Strikes Japan; 9 Dead; Aftershocks Continue

Japan earthquake hits Kinki Another deadly tremor measuring 6.5 on richter scale has struck Japan's Kyushu island in the wee hours of April 15th. Nine persons have already died in the south Japan earthquake and many more are feared trapped under collapsed buildings. The earthquake was so severe that the tremors were felt for 20 seconds, leaving 800 severely wounded. About 7,50,000 people felt the violent to severe shaking due to the shallow depth of the earthquake, reported just 10 kms or 6.1 miles beneath the earth. Since it was a shallow earthquake, the shaking of the earth is more intense. Deeper quakes cause less shaking, while shallow and surface tremors are the most severe, since they are closer to the surface and can spiral to a larger area. Thankfully, there are no fears of tsunami, since the epicenter of this Japan earthquake was in the land, not in the sea bed. This quake follows the recent Okinawa quake. Japan experiences frequent tremors since it sits in