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magnitude 7.1
Coverage of magnitude 7.1 in the Nexus archive.
- Japan quake victim dies of heatstroke while sheltering in car amid ‘extreme heat’ warning
An elderly woman in her seventies died of heatstroke after sheltering in a car during extreme heat in Kumamoto prefecture, raising the earthquake's death toll to 36. The magnitude 7.1 quake struck Japan's southwestern region last week, with ongoing concerns about heat-related illnesses.