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Death Toll from Central Japan Quake Exceeds 200

Fatalities in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa from a massive earthquake that struck on New Year's Day have exceeded 200. According to an announcement by the Ishikawa prefectural government Tuesday, the death toll in the 7.6 magnitude quake rose to 202.

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by Michael Gillan Peckitt
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From Jiji

January 9 2024

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref  – Fatalities in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa from a massive earthquake that struck on New Year’s Day have exceeded 200. 

According to an announcement by the Ishikawa prefectural government Tuesday, the death toll in the 7.6 magnitude quake rose to 202.

The temblor, which registered up to 7, the highest level on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, mainly struck the Noto Peninsula in the prefecture.

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