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In pictures: Powerful earthquakes rattle Japan, dozens still trapped under collapsed buildings

On January 1, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and lower-level tsunami warnings for other coastal areas. The tsunami warnings were lifted on January 2. The latest quakes have not come with tsunami warnings

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A police officer and a canine dog search a collapsed house following earthquakes in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture. Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas were rattled by a major 4.9 magnitude aftershock in the early hours among the dozens of aftershocks that have followed a magnitude 7.6 temblor two days ago.

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A torii gate is damaged after an earthquake at a shrine in Kanazawa. Relief officials were delivering water, blankets, food and other supplies.

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Overturned fishing ships at a port following earthquake in Suzu. A series of powerful earthquakes in western Japan damaged homes, cars and boats. 

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Japanese Self Defense Force members carry an injured person out of a collapsed house, following strong earthquakes in Wajima. Water, power and cell phone service were still down in some areas.

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Firefighters and police search coastal area hit by earthquakes in Suzu. Besides the military and firefighters, search dogs have joined the effort to search for dozens of people who are thought to be trapped, although the exact number is unclear.

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A car crushed under a collapsed house caused by powerful earthquake is seen in Suzu. Weather forecasts warned of heavy rainfall in Ishikawa, leading to worries about landslides and further damage to half-crumbled homes.

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People walk past collapsed buildings following earthquake in Wajima. Officials warned that things were unpredictable and possibly bigger quakes could hit.

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Vehicles move under a damaged electric pole near Anamizu town in the Noto peninsula facing the Sea of Japan, northwest of Tokyo. Boats lay overturned in water, roads were blocked by mounds of dirt, and shovels scooped scattered pillars and walls from flattened homes.

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Smoke billows from houses burnt by a fire, following strong earthquake in Wajima. The major fire turned an entire section of Wajima city into ashes.

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A building falls on the ground following an earthquake in Wajima.

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