Two People Killed, All Power Plants Shut Down in Japan’s Hokkaido After Quake
TOKYO (Sputnik) – Two people died because of the earthquake in Hokkaido, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake was registered at 18:08 GMT Wednesday some 67 kilometers (42 miles) from the city of Sapporo on Hokkaido Island. The quake’s epicenter was at a depth of 37 kilometers.
“Two people were killed in the earthquake in Hokkaido,” Suga told a news conference in Tokyo.
In addition, 125 people are injured and 39 are missing.
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