TOKYO, Feb 14 A strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s east coast late yesterday, rattling the region hit by the powerful 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown just weeks before the disaster’s 10th anniversary. The quake produced powerful shaking along parts of Japan’s.
Miyagi Prefecture also continued to experience water supply issues, with about 5,000 households there experiencing supply cuts.
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi had earlier directed the Self-Defense Forces to gather information on the scope of the damage and be prepared to respond immediately. The Meteorological Agency is urging caution due to the potential for landslides, as a storm warning has been issued for much of the Kanto and Tohoku regions for Monday.
The earthquake registered a strong 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale to 7 in parts of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
It also jolted Tokyo, where it registered a 4 on the Japanese scale, and was the strongest to hit the region since April 7, 2011, the Meteorology Agency said. The epicenter was off the coast of Fukushima, about 220 kilometers (135 miles) north of the capital. Its focus was estimated to be at a depth of about 55 kilometers.
Dozens injured after strong earthquake off Japan s Fukushima
The latest quake came nearly 10 years after the deadly earthquake that sparked a tsunami and nuclear meltdown. By AFP Sunday 14 Feb 2021, 8:09 AM Feb 14th 2021, 8:09 AM 17,557 Views 0 Comments
A landslide caused by a strong earthquake covers a circuit course in Nihonmatsu city, Fukushima
A landslide caused by a strong earthquake covers a circuit course in Nihonmatsu city, Fukushima
A 7.3-MAGNITUDE earthquake off Japan’s Fukushima injured dozens of people, authorities said today, nearly 10 years after the eastern region was hit by a huge quake that sparked a tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said no casualties had so far been reported after the late-night quake, which did not trigger a tsunami warning.
No abnormalities were reported at the Fukushima nuclear plant, which melted down in the wake of the March 2011 quake that triggered a towering tsunami and killed more than 18,000