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Magnitude 5 quake hits Japanโ€™s Nagano prefecture

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck the northern part of Nagano prefecture in central Japan on Saturday, the countryโ€™s weather agency said. The 1.20pm quake in Omachi registered an upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, strong enough โ€Œto make movement difficult without support. It occurred at a depth of 10km (six miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. It was โ€Œnot โ€Œimmediately clear whether there โ€Œwas any damage. Earthquakes are โ common in Japan,...