earthquake
M6.2, Japan
Though smaller than the Indonesian tremor, the second largest earthquake of the week (an M6.2 which struck on the island of Honshu, in Japan) is more newsworthy given the extensive damage it caused. The epicentre was 24km from Nagano and less than 200km from Tokyo; there was intense shaking in the immediate vicinity and weak shaking was felt as far away as Tokyo, Yokohama and Nagoya.