Strong Quake Rocks Japan, Nuclear Plant

AP - Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:45:58 -0400 (EDT)
By KOJI SASAHARA

National highway is cut off following a powerful quake in Nagaoka, northwestern Japan, Monday, July 16, 2007. A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, and media reports said at least five people were killed and more than 500 injured. The area was plagued by a series of aftershocks, the strongest of which was magnitude 5.8.