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Over a dozen injured in M6.4 earthquake in Japan
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A collapsed gate to the residential house caused by an earthquake is seen in Oita, southern Japan January 22, 2022. /Reuters

A collapsed gate to the residential house caused by an earthquake is seen in Oita, southern Japan January 22, 2022. /Reuters

Thirteen people were injured as of Saturday noon following a magnitude-6.4 earthquake off the coast of Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu. 

Among the injured, six were reported from Oita prefecture.

The quake happened at around 1:08 a.m. local time, and no tsunami warning has been issued.

But Japan's meteorological agency has warned of the possibility of a strong earthquake again in the coming week.

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