41.   A level-five temblor on the seven-point Japanese scale can mean cracks in plaster walls and concrete buildings.

42.   A tremor of four on the Japanese scale can shake houses and can be felt by pedestrians.

43.   A tremor of maginitude four on the Japanese scale can make houses shake and such a quake can be felt by pedestrians.

44.   A quake measuring four on the Japanese scale is strong enough to be felt by people and shake houses causing objects inside to fall.

45.   An earthquake measuring three on the Japanese scale is strong enough to shake houses and rattle doors and windows while causing light fittings to sway.

46.   An earthquake measuring three on the Japanese scale is strong enough to cause houses to shake, windows to rattle and light fittings to sway.

47.   An earthquake measuring three on the Japanese scale is strong enough to shake houses and rattle doors and windows.

48.   An hour later, agency chief Seiichi Ikehata issued a warning for an earthquake measuring over six on the Japanese scale of one to seven.

49.   An intensity of five on the Japanese scale of seven was recorded in Hachinohe and Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, it added.

50.   An intensity of five on the Japanese scale of seven was recorded in the two cities, it said.