More than 200 people were injured in a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan's second-largest metropolis of Osaka and surrounding areas on Monday morning, public broadcaster NHK reported.

The quake, which hit just before 8am (2300 GMT Sunday), killed three people, including a 9-year-old girl, halted factory lines and burst water mains, government officials and NHK said.

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Water flows out from cracks in a road damaged by an earthquake in Takatsuki, Osaka. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters

Water flows out from cracks in a road damaged by an earthquake in Takatsuki, Osaka. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters

The wall fell over, crushing a young girl.

The wall fell over, crushing a young girl.

Photo: Press Association

Photo: Press Association

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