Massive Earthquake Rocks Japan

Massive Earthquake Rocks Japan
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A landslide buries a coastal road in the northwestern town of Kashiwazaki, following a major earthquake on July 16, 2007.

The massive quake killed at least 8 people and injured 800 in the state of Niigata.

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—Photograph by Japan Coast Guard/Handout/Reuters
 
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