1 dead, 22 injured after 6.5-magnitude quake jolts central Japan
TOKYO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- One person was confirmed dead and 22 injured after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's central prefecture of Ishikawa and surrounding areas on Friday, local authorities reported.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the powerful temblor occurred at 2:42 p.m. local time (0542 GMT), at a depth of 12 km, registering an upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of