Those injured by the earthquake of 6.5 magnitude on the Richter scale that struck this morning, central Japan, including Tokyo metropolitan area, amount to 109.De these most are in the Shizuoka prefecture, the area most affected, said Tuesday authorities cited by the state broadcaster NHK.

The earthquake forced to close two nuclear reactors in the town of Omaezaki, Shizuoka, and another temporarily increased the level of radioactivity, although there has been no escape.

The quake, whose epicenter was located about 23 kilometers deep in the sea near Suruga Bay, has caused small tsunamis in Shizuoka, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, which gave a tsunami warning after the quake but then withdrew it.
The Agency denied that the shaking has been the great earthquake that is expected to affect the region of so-called Tokai earthquake in Tokai, and also denied that it was a prelude to it. This tremor occurs after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the Nippon capital and large parts of eastern Japan on Sunday.
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In the three years I've been in Japan, this has been the strongest earthquake I've felt. The earthquake was about 5:05 a.m. (Japan Time) and I was suddenly awakened by the noise to the creaking wooden house by the earthquake, but few seconds later was when the earthquake has shaken vigorously. I've been watching TV that looked like it would fall down, but when it was half the TV up to save the earthquake has stopped.
No doubt between this earthquake and the flooding rains of recent days, some areas of Japan are feeling well.

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