One dead after 6.6 magnitude quake causes landslides in Japan's Hokkaido

NEWS: One person is dead after a powerful, magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Japanese island of Hokkaido, causing landslides.

An aerial photo shows landslides that seem to be happened by the earthquake in Atsuma Town, Hokkaido on Sep.6, 2018.

ภาพถ่ายทางอากาศแสดงให้เห็นถึงแผ่นดินถล่มซึ่งคาดว่าเกิดจากแผ่นดินไหวที่เมืองอัตสึมา (Atsuma) ในฮอกไกโดเมื่อวันที่ 6 กันยายน ค.ศ. 2018 Source: AAP

A powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides, bringing down several houses, and killing one person.

Japan is still recovering from the worst typhoon to hit the country in 25 years, which struck the western part of the country on Tuesday, claiming at least 11 lives and causing major damage to the region's main airport. 

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