M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

Shattered roof tiles lie scattered on a road in Uwajima in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on the morning of April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit Ehime and Kochi prefectures the previous night.

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