While the earthquake jolted Kyoto badly, it caused no deaths in the city, only a few injuries and little damage.
When the earthquake jolted him from sleep, Romi was lying beside his only child, 2-year-old Bella.
The earthquake jolted the town at dawn, killing about one-third of the 97,000 residents.
The radio also said two strong earthquakes jolted the southern city of Bushehr, with no injuries or damage immediately reported.
A sharp earthquake jolted a wide region of Northern California tonight, but authorities said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
On June 29, 1925, a severe earthquake jolted the area and the aging lighthouse was unable to stand against it.
The most powerful earthquake in more than half a century jolted the Pacific Northwest.
A strong earthquake jolted the Iranian province of Khuzestan today, a little more than a month after an earthquake in the north killed 40,000 people.
A severe earthquake jolted the country before dawn today, sending panic-stricken residents fleeing into the streets.
A moderately strong earthquake jolted the San Francisco Bay area early this morning, breaking windows and shaking people in their beds.