18 April 2016Insurance

Japanese ‘mainshock’ causes significant additional damage; semiconductor sector hard hit

The M7.0 earthquake that hit Kyushu, the most south westerly of Japan’s four main islands, last Friday is now being regarded as the main earthquake in a series of events last week with predictions it will cause significant additional damage.

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