Local media did not immediately report any damage or casualties. The tremor occurred the day after a very violent earthquake near Taiwan which left nine people dead and more than 1,000 injured.
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The earth shook in Japan. A magnitude 6 underwater earthquake, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, occurred Thursday April 4 off the coast of Fukushima department, in northeastern Japan, without triggering a tsunami warning.
Local media did not immediately report any damage or casualties after the earthquake, whose magnitude was estimated at 6.1 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). “No anomaly” has not been identified at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, assured on the social network Tepco, the operator of the plant still undergoing decontamination and dismantling since the nuclear accident of March 2011.
The tremor, which was also felt in Tokyo, occurred the day after a very violent earthquake near Taiwan which left nine dead and more than 1,000 injured on the island, as well as extensive material damage. Japan and Taiwan frequently experience earthquakes, and in an attempt to limit their consequences apply extremely strict construction regulations. Their residents are also regularly made aware of emergency measures in the face of natural disasters.
