Iran Press/ Asia: There were reports of collapsed buildings and people being trapped underneath them. The quake disrupted electricity and phone service, and initially raised fears of a tsunami.
According to the Japanese authorities, 30 people were killed due to the 7.6 Richter earthquake on Monday in this country, but the tsunami warning level on the coast of Japan has been reduced.
Some 45,700 households are without power in Japan's central Ishikawa prefecture after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck on Monday, according to the Hokuriku Electric Power company on Tuesday.
The quake left six people dead in Ishikawa, and dozens have been injured in four other prefectures, including Toyama and Niigata, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported, citing hospitals and local authorities.
Japan's defense ministry dispatched 1,000 military personnel to help the rescue and recovery efforts, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters Monday. 219
