Aftershocks shake up Japan

Sunday, September 28, 2003

URAKAWA, Japan -- Dozens of aftershocks rocked Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Saturday, keeping residents busy picking up fallen books and sweeping up glass a day after a major earthquake. At least two people were still missing in wake of the magnitude-8 quake, the most powerful worldwide in more than two years. Nearly 600 people were injured, some seriously. The quake was followed by more than three dozen aftershocks -- some as powerful as magnitudes 6 and 5.2 -- that caused more damage and sent more belongings crashing to the floor.

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