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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but according to local authorities there were no reports of casualties or damage.
According to the local authorities, there were no reports of casualties or damage. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 - Japanese authorities sharply revised downwards on Tuesday the number of people unaccounted for following a major January 1 quake, while announcing a new death toll of 180.
Authorities announced Monday that the death toll from Japan's New Year's Day earthquake has risen to 161 from 128 overnight
Japan: Earthquake death toll rises to 161, searches disrupted by snow. Powerful earthquake that shook central Japan on Jan. 1 has killed at least 161 people. More than 2,000 people have been injured in the quake, followed by hundreds of aftershocks. It also triggered a tsunami with waves more than a meter high on the coast of the Noto Peninsula, a narrow strip of land about 100 kilometers long stretching into the Sea of Japan. It is the first to kill more than 100 people in Japan since the devastating earthquake in Kumamoto in 276 that killed 2016 people.