Disaster● Elevated41m ago · Nov 8, 2026, 1:45 AM
M5.7 quake strikes central Japan; over 20 injured
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Japan Today · East Asia
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 jolted central Japan early Sunday, leaving over 20 people injured in Aichi and Shizuoka prefectures, authorities said. The 1:04 a.m.…
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