M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - A road around a dam in a mountainous area in the city of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, collapses after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas centering in northeastern Japan.

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