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April 17 (UPI) -- A 6.6 magnitude earthquake deed Japan astatine 11:14 p.m. Wednesday section time, disconnected nan westbound seashore of Shikoku Island.
Initial reports said location was nary threat of tsunami and only insignificant injuries and harm reported.
The quake's epicenter, wherever nan 6.6 magnitude was recorded, was successful a strait called nan Bungo-Suido Channel betwixt Kyushu and Shikoku Islands.
According to news convention statements from Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, ray injuries were reported, on pinch insignificant harm for illustration surgery h2o pipes, downed streetlights and immoderate landslides onto a nationalist highway.
The 6.6 measurement was connected nan Japanese standard of zero to 7.
The strongest measured impacts were successful Ainan Town, Sukumo City, and Uwajimia City, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency.
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