Photo Flash | 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Shimane Prefecture in western Japan: JMA

Xinhua
06 Jan 2026, 08:15 GMT+10

(260106) -- TOKYO, Jan. 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 6, 2026 shows a television broadcasting the news of an earthquake happened in Shimane Prefecture, in Tokyo, Japan. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on Tuesday, with no tsunami warning issued, the country's weather agency said. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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