A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 hit Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, at 3:19 p.m. on Friday.
The Meteorological Agency says there is no threat of a tsunami.
The agency says the quake occurred off the coast of the prefecture, with its focus located 30 kilometers deep.
The quake registered at lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of zero to 7 in the prefecture's Naraha Town. An intensity of 4 was registered in the towns of Hirono, Tomioka, Okuma and Futaba, as well as in Kawauchi Village, all within the prefecture.
The Meteorological Agency says there is no threat of a tsunami.
The agency says the quake occurred off the coast of the prefecture, with its focus located 30 kilometers deep.
The quake registered at lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of zero to 7 in the prefecture's Naraha Town. An intensity of 4 was registered in the towns of Hirono, Tomioka, Okuma and Futaba, as well as in Kawauchi Village, all within the prefecture.
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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, at 3:19 p.m. on Friday. No tsunami threat reported by Meteorological Agency. Quake occurred offshore, 30 km deep. Registered as lower 5 on Japanese seismic scale in Naraha Town; intensity 4 in Hirono, Tomioka, Okuma, Futaba towns and
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221021_30/
Date: Oct. 21, 2022
Created: 2022/10/21 19:02
Updated: 2025/12/09 12:30
Last Read: 2022/10/21 19:37