31.   In Kobe the quake registered an intensity reading of six on the Japanese scale of one to seven.

32.   In Kobe, a major port, the quake registered six on the Japanese scale of intensity running from one to seven.

33.   In the city of Toyohashi near the epicentre, the temblor registered AN intensity of five on the Japanese scale of up to seven, the agency said.

34.   In Tokyo, a three on the Japanese scale was registered, it said.

35.   In Tokyo itself, the quake registered two on the seven-point Japanese scale which measures the intensity of a tremor in a given location.

36.   It registered four on the Japanese scale of seven in Chiba, east of Tokyo, the agency said.

37.   A further quake measuring four on the Japanese scale of seven jolted the city.

38.   A quake with an intensity of four on the Japanese scale can shake houses strongly and be felt by most pedestrians.

39.   A quake with an intensity of three on the Japanese scale is strong enough to cause concrete electricity poles to sway.

40.   A strong earthquake hit southern Japan early Tuesday, measuring five on the Japanese scale of up to seven, the meteorological agency said.