Tottori, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--About 1,600 people were taking shelter in Tottori Prefecture as of Saturday night amid a string of aftershocks following the previous day's 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit the western Japan prefecture and nearby areas.
The quake, which struck around 2:07 p.m. Friday (5:07 a.m. GMT), left 17 people heavily or lightly wounded in the prefecture as of 8 p.m. Saturday while damaging at least 165 houses, three of which totally collapsed, according to the prefectural government.
A total of 167 aftershocks measuring up to 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 occurred by 10 p.m., the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The main quake registered lower 6 at the highest, in the city of Kurayoshi and the neighboring towns of Yurihama and Hokuei, all in Tottori Prefecture.
"In badly jolted areas, the risks of house collapses and landslides seem to be elevated," Gen Aoki, director of the agency's Earthquake and Tsunami Observation Division, said.
The quake, which struck around 2:07 p.m. Friday (5:07 a.m. GMT), left 17 people heavily or lightly wounded in the prefecture as of 8 p.m. Saturday while damaging at least 165 houses, three of which totally collapsed, according to the prefectural government.
A total of 167 aftershocks measuring up to 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 occurred by 10 p.m., the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The main quake registered lower 6 at the highest, in the city of Kurayoshi and the neighboring towns of Yurihama and Hokuei, all in Tottori Prefecture.
"In badly jolted areas, the risks of house collapses and landslides seem to be elevated," Gen Aoki, director of the agency's Earthquake and Tsunami Observation Division, said.
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