Magnitude 6 earthquake shakes Japan, without triggering tsunami warning
Cairo: Hani Kamal El-Din
The earth shook in Japan. An underwater earthquake of magnitude 6, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, occurred Thursday April 4 off the coast of the Fukushima department, in the northeast of the Japanese archipelago, without triggering a tsunami alert . Local media did not immediately report any damage or casualties.
The magnitude of the quake was estimated at 6.1 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). “No anomaly” has been identified at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, still undergoing decontamination and dismantling since the tsunami of March 2011, assured the operator Tepco on the social network.
The earthquake, which was also felt in Tokyo, occurred the day after a very violent earthquake near Taiwan which left nine dead and more than 1,000 injured on the island as well as extensive material damage. Japan and Taiwan frequently experience earthquakes and in an attempt to limit their consequences apply extremely strict construction regulations. Their residents are also regularly made aware of emergency measures in the face of natural disasters.
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