A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Osaka, Japan, killing at least two people and injuring dozens.
The earthquake struck at 7:48am local time, bringing trains and subways across Osaka to a standstill and cutting power to 170,000 homes. A nine-year-old girl and an 80-year-old man were killed, both by collapsing walls.
https://twitter.com/TVRav/status/1008529407554871297
Locals report heavy shaking during the quake, which occurred at a relatively shallow depth beneath Japan’s industrial heartland in the Osaka/Kyoto region. Thanks to its inland location, there was no risk of tsunami, and there has been no damage to any of the local nuclear facilities.
Twitter is full of reports from the ground, with people sharing photos of offices trashed by falling shelves, damaged train stations and burst waterpipes.
研究室が大変なことに、、 pic.twitter.com/9T36nkHEJP
— はやし (@as_goma) June 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/yullecotorylabo/status/1008485593234354176
地震の影響で高槻駅水漏れしてる… pic.twitter.com/SwRQ4nE9iS
— こうへい (@Kohei_miz) June 17, 2018
House on fire in Osaka following relatively large earthquake. Scattered reports of other structural damage, trains suspended. pic.twitter.com/zU8zh40sf9
— Alastair Gale (@AlastairGale) June 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/oosakanobu/status/1008493087952236545
Local officials are warning residents to prepare for the likelihood of strong aftershocks.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency is warning people in western Japan to watch out for another big earthquake in the next few days. Officials say a similar-sized quake could strike again. https://t.co/LCcUW9N00y
— ＮＨＫ生活・防災 (@nhk_seikatsu) June 18, 2018
