M-5.8 quake hits southwestern Japan island

M-5.8 quake hits southwestern Japan island

TOKYO, Japan - A shop owner on the island of Amami-Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture clears broken bottles of shochu (distilled spirit) off the floor on Dec. 9 after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.8 hit the island. There were no reports of casualties or damage from the quake.

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