Extensive damage from Japan quake

Rescue teams are battling to find survivors of the New Year’s Day earthquake that caused widespread destruction in central Japan


JAPAN
Detail area
500km 300 miles


Shake intensity
Light		Strong 
Moderate 	Very strong


Noto peninsula: Epicentre of 7.6-magnitude earthquake

Ishikawa prefecture: At least 55 people dead, many others trapped under rubble

Tokyo: Five people killed aboard quake relief flight after collision with Japan Airlines jet at Haneda airport

SEA OF JAPAN (East Sea)
Sado Island
Niigata
Suzu
Niigata
Fukushima
Wajima 
Kanazawa 
Toyama
Tochigi
Gunma
Nagano
Ibaraki
Fukui
Saitama
Gifu
Shiga
Nagoya
Osaka
PACIFIC OCEAN
50km 30 miles


Sources: AFP, Reuters, USGS
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