The epicenter of the earthquake was located off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at a depth of about 40 kilometers underground.
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6 occurred overnight in northeastern Japan. The tremor was also felt in the capital, Tokyo. Kyodo reported this on Thursday, April 4.
Strong tremors were recorded in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures after midnight, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at a depth of about 40 kilometers underground.
It was reported that the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant was also affected by the natural disaster, however, according to the country’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority, no damage or damage to the power plant was recorded.
It was also noted that due to the tremors, the movement of high-speed trains on one of the railway lines of Japan’s Eastern Railway was suspended.
It was previously reported that four strong earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.5, 6.6, 6.3 and 6.5 occurred off the east coast of Taiwan on the morning of Wednesday, April 3.
The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Taiwan has risen to nine, with at least 934 injured.
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