An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred in the prefecture of Osaka and was felt in many cities in western Japan. As a result of the tremors, 3 people were killed and 39 people were injured.
The earthquake disrupted the work of aviation and railway transport.
Among the dead, a 9-year-old girl who was crushed by a wall near a school pool in the city of Takatsuki and two men in the city of Osaka and in the area of Higashiyodogawa.