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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake jolts Ishikawa Prefecture

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake jolts Ishikawa Prefecture
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake, which measured a strong 6 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 10 kilometers in Ishikawa Prefecture …
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