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A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan’s Fukushima region on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake, whose epicentre had a depth of 40 kilometres (25 miles) and which was also felt in Tokyo. TEPCO, the operator of […]

At least four people were believed to have died and nearly 60 were injured on Wednesday due to a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that caused extensive damage to numerous buildings and triggered tsunami warnings reaching Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. Officials stated that the earthquake and subsequent strong aftershocks were the strongest to hit the island.