Japan is hit by powerful earthquake near Fukushima radiation disaster zone
- Earthquake, that struck 11:30 pm local time, had preliminary magnitude of 5.0
- It hit close to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma
- An earthquake initiated a tsunami there in 2011 that sparked a nuclear disaster
- So far no major damage or injuries have been reported, and no tsunami warning has been issued
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 has hit the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture in the centre of the country today, Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The quake struck at at 11:30 pm local time, arond an hour-and-a-half ago.
It hit close to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, an earthquake initiated a tsunami there in 2011 that sparked a nuclear disaster.
So far no major damage or injuries have been reported, and no tsunami warning has been issued.
The epicenter struck at a latitude of 37.0 degrees north and a longitude of 141.2 degrees east and at depth of 50 km.
One Twitter user said he felt a ‘long rattling in Yokohama’ – which is over 300 km away from the Fukushima Prefecture.