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Tokyo
earthquake rattled by strongest quake since 2011
Tokyo
earthquake: There are no initial reports of major damage after a
magnitude 6.0 quake struck south of Tokyo. It was the strongest
earthquake since the 9.0 quake in March 2011
4
May, 2014
A
strong earthquake jolted Tokyo early Monday, rattling windows and
nerves, though there were no initial reports major damage and few
injuries.
The
Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake at 5:18 a.m. local time
(2018 GMT Sunday) had a magnitude of 6.0 and was centered 160
kilometers (99 miles) under the seabed near Izu Oshima island south
of Tokyo.
The
quake was felt across a wide area of Japan, with the strongest
shaking registered in central Tokyo, the agency reported. The Tokyo
Fire Department reported that four people were injured, but details
were not immediately available.
The
national broadcaster NHK said it was the strongest quake felt in the
Japanese capital since the aftershocks of a magnitude-9 earthquake
and tsunami in March 2011 off the northeastern coast that left more
than 18,500 people dead or missing.
There
were no reports of damage or other abnormalities from the Fukushima
Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, which was crippled in the 2011 disasters,
leading to the closures of all Japan's nuclear reactors for safety
checks.
NHK
reported some delays in train services Monday and said speed
restrictions were imposed on expressways in the affected area as a
precaution.
Elsewhere
in the Pacific, Reuters reported a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck in
the Pacific Ocean on Sunday deep in the ocean about 328 miles (525
km) south of Suva, Fiji, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The
USGS initially estimated the earthquake 6.8 magnitude and revised
that to 6.6. It reported a second earthquake of magnitude 6.1 about
10 minutes later, further south.
The
second earthquake was 379 miles (606 km) deep, USGS said. No tsunami
warning was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
On
Saturday, a series of small earthquakes and aftershocks has rattled
northern Alaska.
The
earthquakes, several dozen miles northeast of the 500-strong
community of Noatak, were recorded early on Saturday morning.
They
ranged in magnitude from 4.0 to 5.5.
Officials
with the Alaska Earthquake Information Center said the earthquakes
are unusual, because the region isn't a seismically active part of
Alaska.
The
center said it did not receive any reports of major structural damage
from the affected area, other than cracks in building walls. No
injuries or casualties were reported
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