1.   A quake measuring three on the Japanese scale is strong enough to rattle windows, and a one is just strong enough to be felt by humans.

2.   A three on the Japanese scale can rattle windows.

3.   A tremor of four on the Japanese scale is strong enough to shake houses and topple vases.

4.   An earthquake of four on the Japanese scale can shake houses and topple objects.

5.   In Niigata, it measured four on the Japanese scale, which measures a different kind of motion than the magnitude scale.

6.   In Tokyo, the quake registered a three on the Japanese scale of seven.

7.   It registered a three on the Japanese scale of seven in Kainan and Shimotsu, both small port towns near Wakayama, the provincial capital.

8.   It measured four on the Japanese scale of seven in Niigata.

9.   It said the quake had an intensity of four of the Japanese scale of seven, meaning it was strong enough to topple vases and shake houses strongly.

10.   It said the temblor measured three on the Japanese scale of seven in Mito and one in nearby Yasato.