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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake causes outages and water-pipe damage near Tokyo
Japan
First seen: Aug 22, 2026, 11:31 PM UTCUpdated: Aug 22, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC
WHAT HAPPENED
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake caused power outages affecting 460 households and ruptured an underground water pipe in the Tokyo area.
SO WHAT?
The earthquake damaged essential infrastructure in a densely populated metropolitan region.
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