Over 50 earthquakes hit Japan as evacuations begin
People living on the worst affected Ishikawa peninsula in the Noto region are being urged to make for high ground.
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People living on the worst affected Ishikawa peninsula in the Noto region are being urged to make for high ground.
After a tragic earthquake of 7.6 magnitude in the central area of Japan, the Japanese authorities have issued a warning for residents to evacuate promptly.
At least two people are feared dead, Kyodo news agency reports, with the toll likely to rise in the coming days.
One village was flattened and several others were affected by Friday's landslide in a province of the country prone to outbreaks of violence.
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesias eastern province of Papua earlier Sunday, with no potential to cause a tsunami, the countrys meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.The weather agency previously said the magnitude of the quake was recorded at 6.5.The earthquake jolted ..