An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck off Japan's northeastern region late Saturday, registering upper 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures.
The following is a collection of photos of the devastation as captured by Kyodo News photographers.
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