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Japanese nuclear power station rocked by 6.2 magnitude earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit Shimane Nuclear Power Station’s premises in Japan’s Chugoku region, followed by a series ofaftershocks.

Surveillance camera footage showed the nuclear power station shaking when the earthquake hit at around 10.18am local time.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the first earthquake’s epicentre was in eastern Shimane prefecture, but there was no danger of a tsunami………………………….

The quake, which had a seismic intensity of an upper-5 on the country’s 1-7 scale, was strong enough to make movement difficult without support.

West Japan Railway said it had suspended Shinkansen bullet-train operations between Shin-Osaka and Hakata after the earthquake.

Japan is one of the world’s most seismically active areas and accounts for about one-fifth of the world’s earthquakes of magnitude six or higher.
https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/06/japan-nuclear-power-station-working-as-normal-powerful-earthquake-owners-say-26115598/

January 9, 2026 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized