WorldPowerful earthquake hits Japan’s Kyushu, tsunami advisory lifted

A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu region on Tuesday afternoon, with the China Earthquake Networks Center measuring it at magnitude 6.8 and Japan’s Meteorological Agency at 7.1. The advisory for the Ariake and Yatsushiro seas was later lifted. Aftershocks halted rail services, while several people were believed injured and about 48,000 households lost power. No abnormalities were reported at two nuclear plants.

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