A strong earthquake has rocked the neighbouring countries of China and Japan on November 22, injuring scores of people.
According to Japan Meteorological Agency, the magnitude 6.8 earthquake had hit hardest at the parts of Nagano city and its surrounding areas.
According to local media, dozens of people are reported to be injured and several homes have been destroyed. As per officials, the quake has destroyed at least 37 homes, injuring 39 people. across the mountainous region. The Shinkansen bullet train service has been also suspended after the natural disaster.
Another powerful earthquake at 5.9-magnitude has struck a mountainous region in western China, which killed at least four people. Several people including schoolchildren were injured in a stampede during the quake.
Reportedly, 54 were injured after the quake hit near the county of Kangding in Sichuan province on Saturday. According to the Sichuan information office, around 30 homes collapsed and 2,630 suffered serious damage.
Western China is regularly hit by earthquakes, and reports said Saturday's quake could be felt in the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu on the plains below the Himalayan foothills.
China and Japan lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" plate boundaries, making it one of the most seismically active countries in the world.
