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5.1 magnitude quake near Japan’s Fukushima: US geologists

HONG KONG: A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture early on Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey said.

The moderate quake hit 34 kilometres (21 miles) east of coastal Namie city in Fukushima prefecture, where a devastating quake-tsunami in March 2011 sparked a nuclear disaster and caused massive damage.

Saturday’s earthquake occurred at 2:18 am local time (1718 GMT) off the east coast of Japan’s main Honshu island, at a depth of 63 kilometres, US geologists said in a preliminary report.

No tsunami warning was issued after the tremor, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, according to Kyodo news agency.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2014/Feb-07/246716-51-magnitude-quake-near-japans-fukushima-us-geologists.ashx#ixzz2sfQjBgzR

February 7, 2014 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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  1. i realise it was a bit low but it was also pretty close to Daichi.. worth a mention to our Japanese viewers perhaps? I think anything above this level is possibly worth noting.. thanks for the clarification .. perhaps next time i will use 5.5 as a guide rule.. thx

    arclight2011part2's avatar Comment by arclight2011part2 | February 8, 2014 | Reply


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