M6.0 earthquake hits Tokyo, over 20 injured

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/23/content_3258100.htm

TOKYO, July 23 (Xinhuanet) -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Tokyo and its vicinity Saturday, leaving more than 20 injured and briefly paralyzing the subway and railway systems.
The Japan Meteorological Agency initially put the quake at magnitude 5.7. The strongest intensity registered at upper 5 in one of Tokyo's 23 wards. Japan's seismic intensity scale tops at seven.
This is the largest tremor recorded in the Tokyo Metropolis since February 1992.


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The government has been taking alert against a major earthquake which is estimated to kill more than 10,000 people. Enditem