On Friday, a powerful earthquake struck central Japan, resulting in at least one fatality and 13 injuries. However, no tsunami warning was issued. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.2 according to the US Geological Survey and 6.5 according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, occurred in Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of Honshu Island. Suzu City, situated at the northern tip of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa, suffered one casualty, six damaged houses, and potential mudslides due to rainfall. A person fell from a ladder and was found without vital signs, and another was injured by a falling cabinet, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. NHK public television showed footage of a hillside collapsing on a house, as well as a video of a shaking room with picture frames rattling on the walls, recorded by a reporter visiting family in Ishikawa prefecture. Despite reports of other damaged structures, Hirokazu Matsuno, a government spokesperson, stated that there was no damage at the two nuclear power plants in the area. Train services between Tokyo and Kanazawa were briefly halted, but bullet trains resumed normal service with minor delays. Japan is prone to earthquakes, with the 2011 quake in the northeast causing a devastating tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown.
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