Japan is hit by powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake just hours after typhoon
Japan is hit by powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake just hours after typhoon smashed Pacific nation - as death toll rises to 12 while thousands are stranded
A powerful earthquake has rocked the city of Sapporo in northern Japan just hours after large parts of the south of the country was battered by the biggest typhoon to hit in 25 years.
The 6.6 magnitude quake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides, bringing down several houses, and killing one person.
No tsunami warning was issued after the relatively shallow quake, which struck 39 miles southeast of the regional capital Sapporo.
An aftershock measuring 5.3 rocked the area moments later and smaller aftershocks followed throughout the night.