5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima prefecture
18 Aug 2022 02:55pm
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According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 2.26 pm local time at a depth of 60 km, reported Xinhua.
The weather agency said the offshore quake measured 4 on Japan's seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7 in some areas in Fukushima, as well as neighbouring Miyagi Prefecture. In northern Chiba, the temblor measured 3 on the seismic intensity scale, the JMA also said.
There have been no immediate reports of major damage or injuries as a result of the quake.
Japan's nuclear watchdog has not reported any abnormalities at any nuclear power stations in the affected regions, including at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. - BERNAMA
