Casualties and Damages

Mudslide kills 1 after magnitude-7 Japan quake

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-04-12 09:53

TOKYO -- A mudslide occurred after the magnitude-7 quake that jolted eastern and northeastern Japan Monday afternoon killed a 16-old-young woman and left at least 2 of her family members injured in Fukushima prefecture, local media reported.

It also left 3 people unaccounted for in the northeastern prefecture, Kyodo News reported.

Monday's quake triggered the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami warning, which had later been lifted.

The quake struck eastern, northeastern parts of Japan at 5:16 pm local time (0816 GMT) on Monday.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was near Hamadori of Fukushima Prefecture. The Tremor was strongly felt in buildings in Tokyo, some 200 km south of Hamadori.