The tremor, which caused several houses to collapse, occurred in the Ishikawa region at 14:42 pm (2:42 am Brasília time) at a depth of 12 kilometers, according to the Japanese meteorological agency.
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Meteorological authorities warned residents of possible aftershocks and landslides in the coming days, but said there was no risk of a tsunami.
Government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno, told the press in Tokyo that he was informed about the death of a person and “multiple collapsed properties”.
The victim fell from a staircase, a crisis management official told AFP, before confirming that 21 people were injured.
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The local fire department said that at least three buildings collapsed and two people were trapped in the rubble: one of them was rescued and taken to the hospital and emergency teams were looking for the second.
The circulation of high-speed trains was interrupted between Nagano and Kanazawa, a city very popular with tourists, according to the Japan Railway company.
The earthquake reached level 6 on the Japanese Shindo scale, which goes up to 7, in the city of Suzu, in Ishikawa, which means it could trigger landslides.
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