21.   The Japanese scale measures the intensity of a quake at various locations.

22.   The quake had an intensity of four on the Japanese scale of seven, meaning it was strong enough to shake buildings and overturn unstable objects.

23.   The quake measured four on the Japanese scale of seven in Niigata.

24.   The quake rattled windows in Hachinohe and registered three on the Japanese scale of seven.

25.   The quake measured a four on the Japanese scale of seven on the small southern island of Okinoerabu, and smaller readings on Okinawa.

26.   The quake measured six on the Japanese scale of seven in the port city of Kobe near Osaka, the Central Meteorological Agency said.

27.   The Tokyo Meteorological agency said the quake registered an intensity of four on a Japanese scale of seven in Kyokushi.

28.   Hardest hit was Kushiro in Hokkaido, where an intensity of three was recorded on the seven-point Japanese scale, it said.

29.   In Kobe the quake registered six on the Japanese scale of intensity running up to seven.

30.   In Chiba prefecture an intensity of four on the Japanese scale of seven was registered, sufficient to give a good shake to buildings.