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Magnitude 7.5 Quake Strikes Japan, 23 Injured

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Above: A vehicle on a collapsed road after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Tohoku, Japan on Dec. 9, 2025. Image credit: JIJI Press/AFP/Getty Images

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