Aichi quake injures at least 19, its strongest shaking in about 30 years
The magnitude 5.7 tremor woke Tokai before dawn and brought down glass and bookshelves. Experts say it is no reason to relax about the Nankai Trough.
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Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Aichi, and an expert says the Nankai warning is not the whole story
A Nagoya University professor says the quake was not on the Nankai Trough boundary, but that a bigger one could still come — and that today is the day to check your home.
Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Aichi, tops out at upper 5 in Chita
The quake struck at about 1:04 a.m. on the 8th with its epicenter in western Shizuoka. No tsunami is expected.
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