Strong Quake, Aftershocks Hit Japan; 6 Dead
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A powerful earthquake and strong  aftershocks rocked northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least  six people and injuring more than 500 while knocking out power  and phone services and cutting off gas and water, media said.
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TOKYO - A barrage of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks thundered across northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least five people, knocking down buildings and forcing hundreds to flee their homes for safety.
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A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, hours after another quake of similar strength killed at least seven people in Japan and triggered a small leak of radioactive materials from a nuclear plant.
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Several strong earthquakes shook parts of Japan on Saturday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 90 others. The quakes cut out power, toppled homes and derailed a bullet train.
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TOKYO - More strong aftershocks jolted central Japan on Monday after thousands spent a night in shelters following the countryâs deadliest quake in nearly a decade that left 24 people dead, officials said.
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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of  6.8 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday, but  officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or  injuries and no tsunami warning was issued.
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OJIYA, Japan  - Aftershocks kept striking northern  Japan on Sunday, hours after a powerful earthquake killed at  least 16 people, collapsing houses and triggering a landslide  which devastated a village.
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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit northwestern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings in Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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An earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude of 6.8 and several aftershocks rocked northern Japan  on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring more  than 250 while knocking out power and phone services, media  said.
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A series of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks rattled northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled, a
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NAGAOKA, Japan  - A strong earthquake with a  magnitude of 6.1 jolted northern Japan on Wednesday in the same  region where the country's deadliest quake in a decade killed  at least 31 people and injured more than 3,400 five days ago.
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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami warning was issued.
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Dozens of aftershocks shook northern Japan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 17 people and injured nearly 1,000 as houses collapsed and landslides devastated a village, stranding hundreds.
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A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit a quake-ravaged area of northern Japan on Wednesday, officials said. No injuries or damage were immediately reported.
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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of  5.9 jolted northern Japan on Monday in the latest aftershock to  hit a region struck by a deadly tremor last month.
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An earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude of 6.8 and several aftershocks rocked northern Japan  on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring more  than 200 while knocking out power and phone services, media  said.
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An earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude of 6.8 and a series of big aftershocks rocked  northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least one person and  injuring dozens while triggering landslides and knocking out  power.