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An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Japan's western Chugoku region on Tuesday, with the epicenter in eastern Shimane prefecture. No tsunami danger was reported. The Shimane Nuclear Power Station, about 32 km away, reported no irregularities. The earthquake had a seismic intensity of upper-5, causing significant shaking. West Japan Railway suspended Shinkansen bullet-train operations between Shin-Osaka and Hakata.

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