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Japan
Rìběn
日本
Shimane Prefecture
Dǎogēn xiàn
岛根县
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
magnitude 6.4
6.4 jí
6.4级
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
，
five people
wǔ rén
五人
to be injured
shòushāng
受伤
。

the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
January 6
yī yuè liù rì
1月6日
，
Japan
Rìběn
日本
Shimane Prefecture
Dǎogēn xiàn
岛根县
and
hé
和
Tottori Prefecture
Niǎoqǔ xiàn
鸟取县
to occur
fāshēng
发生
completion marker
le
了
magnitude 6.4
6.4 jí
6.4级
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
。
this time
zhè cì
这次
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
five people
wǔ rén
五人
to be injured
shòushāng
受伤
，
some / part of
bùfen
部分
buildings
jiànzhù
建筑
to be damaged
shòusǔn
受损
。

January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM

the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
January 6
yī yuè liù rì
1月6日
in the morning
zǎoshang
早上
，
Japan
Rìběn
日本
Shimane Prefecture
Dǎogēn xiàn
岛根县
and
hé
和
Tottori Prefecture
Niǎoqǔ xiàn
鸟取县
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
completion marker
le
了
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
。
this time
zhè cì
这次
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
structural particle
de
的
magnitude
zhènjí
震级
is
shì
是
magnitude 6.4
6.4 jí
6.4级
。
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
to occur
fāshēng
发生
when / at the time
shí
时
，
many
hěnduō
很多
people
rén
人
to feel / to experience
gǎnshòu dào
感受到
completion marker
le
了
strong / intense
qiángliè
强烈
structural particle
de
的
shaking / vibration
zhèndòng
震动
。
five (people)
wǔ míng
五名
resident / inhabitant
jūmín
居民
to be injured
shòushāng
受伤
completion marker
le
了
，
to go
qù
去
hospital
yīyuàn
医院
to receive treatment
zhìliáo
治疗
。
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
also / in addition
hái
还
to cause
zàochéng
造成
completion marker
le
了
some
yīxiē
一些
building / structure
jiànzhùwù
建筑物
to be damaged
shòusǔn
受损
。
Earthquake Agency
dìzhènjú
地震局
to say
shuō
说
，
this
zhè cì
这次
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
will not
bù huì
不会
to trigger
yǐnfā
引发
tsunami
hǎixiào
海啸
。
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
to occur
fāshēng
发生
after
hòu
后
，
local
dāngdì
当地
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
immediately
mǎshàng
马上
to carry out / to launch
kāizhǎn
开展
completion marker
le
了
rescue / relief
jiùyuán
救援
work / operations
gōngzuò
工作
。
Japan
Rìběn
日本
is
shì
是
in the world
shìjiè shàng
世界上
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
the most frequent
zuì duō
最多
structural particle
de
的
country
guójiā
国家
one of
zhī yī
之一
。

News in English

China & World

Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Shimane Prefecture in Japan, Five People Hospitalized

On January 6, 2026, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Shimane and Tottori Prefectures in Japan. The earthquake injured five people and damaged some buildings.

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