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Tokyo (CNN) Landslides resulting from a preliminary magnitude 6.7 earthquake early Thursday on Japan's Hokkaido island buried a "large" number of homes at the foot of a ridge, public broadcaster NHK reported. At least 28 people were injured in the region and rescue teams were mobilized, officials said. Twenty of the injuries were in the city of Sapporo. The earthquake was followed by multiple aftershocks, including one registered at 5.4, NHK said, citing the Japan Meteorological Agency. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake registered at 6.6. Earthquake zone Map data ©2018 Google, SK telecom, ZENRIN Terms of Use Nearly 3 million households lost power, according to the Hokkaido Electric Power Company. Officials said a main power station lost operations, affecting other sites. Independently owned