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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo

Japan’s Tokara islands hit by 900 earthquakes in two weeks

Wikimedia image of Akusekijima Island, part of the Tokara island chain in Japan which was hit by more than 900 earthquakes in two weeks.
Wikimedia image of Akusekijima Island, part of the Tokara island chain in Japan which was hit by more than 900 earthquakes in two weeks. Photograph: Ray_go

More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote island chain in southern Japan in the past two weeks, according to the country’s weather agency, leaving residents unable to sleep and fearful of what might come next.

Although no major damage has been reported, the Japan Meteorological Agency has acknowledged that it does not know when the quakes would end.

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