Residents of central Japan began going throughthe rubble and cleaning up their damaged homes, after a 6.
8 magnitude earthquake struck late on Saturday collapsing houses and triggering landslides.
No fatalities have been reported so far butat least 39 people were reported injured and at least seven severely.
Reports say the quake destroyed five housesin Hakuba village and trapped villagers but were all successfully rescued.
No tsunami warning was issued but the quaketriggered landslides that blocked local rail services and roads.
Local residents said they had little timeto react when the earthquake hit.
Japan's situated on the ring of fire arc ofvolcanoes and oceanic trenches accounts for about 20% of the world's earthquakes of magnitude6 or greater.
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EARTHQUAKE: Clean up begins after 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Japan
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