81.   Seismologists said that the quake was relatively shallow compared with most that hit Taiwan.

82.   Some residents say the quake was strong enough to crack wall paint and shake items off shelves.

83.   Several quakes have been so strong that national broadcaster NHK has thrown out normal programming and switched to emergency warning mode.

84.   Terry Webb, seismologist with the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences in Wellington, said the quake was probably widely felt but not very damaging.

85.   Still, the quake was likely to cause landslides, block roads and damage bush huts, he said.

86.   That quake was unrelated to the series of tremors occurring southwest of the capital in Izu, the agency said.

87.   That quake was second worst to hit Japan this century.

88.   That quake was unrelated to the Izu tremors.

89.   The agency said the quake was felt by residents in Yamaguchi, the southern islands of Shikoku and Kyushu and as far away as Hiroshima.

90.   The Guilford quake was also minor, with no serious damage.