TOKYO, Japan – A robust 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Japan’s coast east of Tokyo on Friday, the nation’s meteorological company stated, however no tsunami warning was issued.
Large buildings within the capital shook and prepare providers stopped briefly because the quake hit at a depth of fifty kilometers (31 miles) at 7:03 pm native time (1003 GMT) in Pacific waters off Japan’s Chiba area.
The US Geological Survey additionally reported the quake, giving the identical magnitude.
No abnormalities have been detected at nuclear crops across the area, the nation’s nuclear authority stated.
Moments earlier than Tokyo residents felt shaking, Japan’s advance warning system for earthquakes prompted tv networks to alert the arrival of a probably giant shake.
“It was like being on a boat floating on water — sideways rocking that seemed to go on for more than 30 seconds,” an NHK presenter in Chiba stated after the quake hit.
Japan has strict development laws meant to make sure buildings can stand up to robust earthquakes, and routinely holds emergency drills to organize for a significant jolt.
In early May, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Japan’s central Ishikawa area, leaving one individual lifeless and 49 injured.
The nation is haunted by the reminiscence of a large 9.0-magnitude undersea quake off northeastern Japan in March 2011, which triggered a tsunami that left round 18,500 individuals lifeless or lacking.
The 2011 tsunami additionally despatched three reactors into meltdown on the Fukushima nuclear plant, inflicting Japan’s worst post-war catastrophe and probably the most severe nuclear accident since Chernobyl. — Agence France-Presse
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