{"id":4752,"date":"2018-09-05T14:21:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T18:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/site\/?p=4752"},"modified":"2018-09-05T21:47:19","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T01:47:19","slug":"powerful-earthquake-strikes-northern-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/powerful-earthquake-strikes-northern-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong earthquake strikes northern Japan, causing casualties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has struck northern Japan, triggering a landslide that buried homes in a rural town, officials say. At least 32 people are missing and dozens have been injured.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake, which struck at 3:07 a.m. local time on Thursday, was centered about 27 kilometers (17 miles) east of Tomakomai on the island of Hokkaido. It struck at a shallow depth of 33 kilometers (20 miles).<\/p>\n<p>The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, causing strong shaking near the epicenter. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude at 6.6.<\/p>\n<p>Footage aired on NHK showed that the earthquake had caused a large landslide in Atsuma, destroying an unknown number of homes. Several people were rescued by helicopter but 32 residents remained unaccounted-for as of 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Other buildings in the region were damaged by the quake and a fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in Muroran City. Damage was also reported at New Chitose Airport, forcing one of the country&#8217;s busiest airports to close.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said at least 125 people had been injured, including an 82-year-old man who suffered cardiac arrest after falling down the stairs at his home in Tomakomai. One person was injured when debris fell at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Widespread power outages were also reported, affecting nearly 3 million homes and businesses across the island. Train services were halted and the 119 emergency number could not be reached in some areas.<\/p>\n<p>There was no threat of a tsunami.<\/p>\n<p>Japan sits on the so-called &#8216;Pacific Ring of Fire&#8217;, an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin that are prone to frequent and large earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions also occur frequently in the region.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2011, an enormous 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan, causing a devastating tsunami that wiped out entire communities and killed at least 15,893 people. More than 2,500 others are missing and presumed dead.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4759\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4759\" src=\"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/952018QuakeCreditGoogle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/952018QuakeCreditGoogle.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bnonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/952018QuakeCreditGoogle-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bnonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/952018QuakeCreditGoogle-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bnonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/952018QuakeCreditGoogle-590x354.jpg 590w, https:\/\/bnonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/952018QuakeCreditGoogle-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The epicenter of Thursday&#8217;s earthquake (Credit: Google)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has struck northern Japan, triggering a landslide that buried homes in a rural town, officials say. 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