Aftershocks following Japan Quake

World | March 21, 2005, Monday // 00:00
Aftershocks following Japan Quake Thousands of people took refuge at shelters Monday as aftershocks battered southern Japan a day after a powerful magnitude-7.0 earthquake damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes, leaving one person dead and hundreds injured. Photo by WN

Thousands of people took refuge at shelters Monday as aftershocks battered southern Japan a day after a powerful magnitude-7.0 earthquake damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes, leaving one person dead and hundreds injured. The temblor hit early Sunday off Japan's southern main island of Kyushu near Fukuoka city and was followed by some 100 aftershocks, giving the region's residents a jittery night, the Meteorological Agency said.

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