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June 18, 2018: BREAKING NEWS:
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The Japan national football team, playing at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, sent their condolences to the victims of the earthquake.
Alert: Osaka Earthquake – June 18, 2018 A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Osaka at approximately 8:00 am JST. There have been three confirmed deaths, and reports of more than 50 other casualties. Train lines in the area are currently suspended. No tsunami warning has been issued. The weather agency has issued a warning against landslides, adding that people should be cautious about possible aftershocks for a few days. In Osaka Prefecture, about 170,800 homes and buildings were without power as of 9:30 am. U.S. citizens in the area should monitor local news and follow directions from local officials. Information on affected areas is available in English from the Japan Meteorological Agency: http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/. The U.S. Consulate in Osaka continues to operate under normal conditions. U.S. citizens traveling or living in the affected region: Please let friends and family know you are safe. Any related inquires can be directed to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo or the U.S. Consulate in Osaka. According to Wikipedia reports shows, On 18 June 2018, around 7:58 a.m. Japan Standard Time, an earthquake measuring 5.5 (Mw) on the moment magnitude scale struck Osaka, Japan. The earthquake's epicenter was near Takatsuki and occurred at a depth of 13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi). It was registered as a lower 6 on the shindo scale. The earthquake's shaking was felt strongly in northern Osaka and disrupted electrical and gas service to 170,000 homes and buildings in Osaka Prefecture. At least five people have been killed and 381 people have reported injuries. Several buildings were reported to have partially collapsed and multiple fires have broken out. The earthquake occurred at 7:58 a.m. Japan Standard Time on 18 June, with its epicenter in the Takatsuki area of northeastern Osaka, at a depth of 13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi). The Kansai region sits atop several active faults, which can produce inland shallow earthquakes. The Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995 struck nearby Kobe with great intensity, causing thousands of deaths. It was felt strongly in northern Osaka and also affected parts of nearby Kyoto. The earthquake triggered the national earthquake warning system, which set alarms approximately 3.2 seconds for the Osaka and Kyoto areas after the detection of seismic waves. The Japan Meteorological Agency assigned an initial magnitude of MJMA 5.9, which it later upgraded to MJMA 6.1. The earthquake registered as 6 ("lower 6") on the shindo intensity scale and did not produce a tsunami. It was the first time a lower 6 was registered in Osaka Prefecture since 1923 when the government started to keep seismic records. CNN reports: Tokyo (CNN)A strong earthquake hit the Japanese city of Osaka during morning rush hour Monday, killing at least five people and injuring 214, Japan's government says. The 5.3 magnitude quake shook Osaka, on Japan's main Honshu Island, around 8 a.m. Monday local time (7 p.m. Sunday ET) according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The Japan Meteorology Agency put the magnitude at 5.9. It rated the quake at "6 Lower" on its JMA Seismic Intensity scale, meaning the shaking would have been severe enough to make it difficult to remain standing. The Osaka Prefecture Office of Emergency Management updated the death toll to five early Tuesday after a 66-year-old man was found buried by books at his home in Takatsuki city, north of Osaka city. A nine-year-old girl was killed after becoming trapped by a damaged wall in a swimming pool facility at her school, also in Takatsuki city. An 81-year old woman was found crushed by a closet in her home, and two elderly men also died, including an 85-year-old man trapped by a damaged block wall in Yodogawa-ku, and an 80-year-old man who was crushed by a falling bookshelf at his home in Ibaraki. At least 214 people were hurt, according to Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary YoshihideSuga. The injured were located across a number of prefectures in the south of Honshu island, local officials said. Several roads suffered severe damage and water pipes burst, sending water flowing onto streets in Takatsuki city where the biggest shock was felt. A total of 334 buildings across four prefectures in western Japan -- the bulk of which were in Osaka -- were damaged in the quake. Nearly 700 people were in evacuation centers, local broadcaster NHK said. Several train services remained suspended across Osaka Prefecture on Monday afternoon, causing major travel delays, although bullet trains resumed service about six hours after the quake. Passengers walk along railroad tracks after the earthquake. Kansai Airports, the company which operates the airport in Osaka, says 82 flights departing and arriving there have been canceled throughout the day due to the quake. There's no damage at the airport. According to Osaka prefectural office, homes in northern Osaka are without water and the supply of gas has been cut to 108,000 households Some 170,000 homes suffered temporary power outages, which were resolved within hours after the quake, according to Kansai Electric co.
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