![Three dead, more than 200 injured in 6.1 magnitude quake around Osaka [Japan earthquake] Three dead, more than 200 injured in 6.1 magnitude quake around Osaka [Japan earthquake]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-llxomkxJeP0/WydV7mYdU-I/AAAAAAAAARw/VpcD3HWJwj84f_e9EaFz5013fbRfXtbxgCLcBGAs/s640/japan-earthquake-osaka_4338949.jpg)
Local officials confirmed the death toll, which
includes two men in their 80s, after the area was hit shortly after 8am
local time (midnight in the UK) on Monday.
The girl was knocked down by a concrete wall at her primary school as she walked by.
One of the men was also killed by a collapsed wall in the city. The
other victim - an 84-year-old man - died in nearby Ibaraki after a
bookshelf fell on him at his home.
The quake caused water mains to
burst, walls to topple and a number of fires to break out, with more
than 200 people reported to have been injured.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the tremor was at its
strongest just north of Osaka, with an initial recording of 5.9 at a
depth of 13km.
It disrupted the morning commute for thousands of
people, including those outside the city, with bullet train and subway
services suspended while they were checked for damage.
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