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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake kills three people, shutters factories in Japan's Osaka
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Japan's Osaka on Monday morning, with three people reported dead, according to government officials and broadcaster NHK.
No tsunami warning was issued.
Prime Minister Shinze Abe said authorities were assessing damage and that its top priority was the safety of residents.
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake kills three people, shutters factories in Japan's Osaka
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Japan's Osaka on Monday morning, with three people reported dead, according to government officials and broadcaster NHK.
No tsunami warning was issued.
Prime Minister Shinze Abe said authorities were assessing damage and that its top priority was the safety of residents.
The epicentre of the earthquake was just north of Osaka city, said the Japan Meteorological Agency, which originally put the magnitude at 5.9 but later raised it to 6.1.
The quake struck an important industrial area of central Japan. Osaka-based Panasonic said it was halting production at two of its plants - one that produces lighting devices and another for projectors.