M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo in the early hours of April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit western Japan's Ehime and Kochi prefectures earlier the same night.

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