Earthquake Hits Northern Japan – WSJ

TOKYO—An earthquake of magnitude seven.3 hit northern Japan on Saturday night, with substantial shaking but no experiences of significant injury.

The Japan Meteorological Company stated there was no tsunami from the quake.

The epicenter was about a hundred ninety miles north-northeast of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean off the coastline of Fukushima prefecture. The meteorological company stated the magnitude was seven.3, revised from an initial estimate of seven.one, and the quake transpired at about 11:08 p.m. local time (1408 GMT). The quake was felt in Tokyo.

It occurred in the vicinity of the epicenter of a March 11, 2011, temblor that brought on a tsunami as substantial as 50 toes, devastated coastal locations of northern Japan and activated reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. That quake remaining extra than 18,000 men and women lifeless or lacking, in accordance to the National Law enforcement Company.

A meteorological company formal stated Saturday’s quake was probable an aftershock of the 1 approximately a 10 years back.