Street view in Tokyo after the earthquake. File photoMOSCOW, Mar 17The number of people injured in a powerful earthquake in northeast Japan has risen to 92 people, two people died, the Kyodo news agency reports.
"Two people died, 92 suffered after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in northeast Japan, the agency said.
According to the NHK television channel, the number of victims of the earthquake reached 126 people. Earlier it was reported about 69 injured and one dead. An earthquake of magnitude 7 ,3 occurred on Wednesday in the northeast of Japan in the Pacific Ocean near Fukushima Prefecture at 23.36 local time (17.36 Moscow time). A tsunami threat has been declared. The outbreak lay at a depth of 60 kilometers. The tremors were felt in the prefectures of the northeast and north of the country. Strong undulating shocks were also felt in the capital. There is no information about the damage yet.