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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Japan

6.2 magnitude earthquake detected in Japan, no tsunami warning issued

Multiple earthquakes, including one at 6.2 magnitude, struck western Japan late Tuesday morning local time, centered in Shimane Prefecture and neighboring Tottori Prefecture.

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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Japan after series of aftershocks

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Strong earthquake hits western Japan but no risk of tsunami

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Strong earthquake hits western Japan but no risk of tsunami, officials say

A strong earthquake hit western Japan on Tuesday (January 6, 2026) but there was no danger of a tsunami, officials said.

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Strong earthquake shakes western Japan but causes no major damage or tsunami

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Quake measuring 6.2 strikes Shimane Prefecture in W. Japan, no tsunami warning issued

The temblor occurred at 10:18 a.m. local time in eastern Shimane Prefecture at a depth of about 10 kilometres, measuring an upper 5 on Japan’s seismic scale of 7 in the hardest-hit areas in Shimane an...

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Japan Rocked By Back-To-Back Earthquakes; No Tsunami Alert Issued

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Magnitude 6.2 Quake Strikes Western Japan

No major damage reported from strong 6.2-magnitude quake in Japan

A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's Chugoku region, registering upper 5 on seismic intensity scale; no tsunami threat reported. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Japan utility caught faking nuclear safety data at plant in megaquake zone

Chubu Electric falsified quake-resistance data at the Hamaoka plant to pass the regulatory screening for restart.

Rebuilding continues two years after Japan's Noto quake

January 1 marks two years since a massive earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan. The region is still reeling from the disaster, whose death toll, including people who died later from related causes,

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Sinkholes and Quake-Hit Roads Expose Japan’s Infrastructure Emergency

Depopulation and shrinking tax revenues are making it harder for the country to maintain basic lifelines or rebuild after disasters.