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Tokyo: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Thursday, a day after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings. Elaborating on this, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center said that the strongest tremors were felt in Honshu on the north-eastern coast of the main island of Japan.
This earthquake occurred at a depth of 32 km. But its AP center is 40 km away. It was deep. The capital Tokyo was also shaken by this earthquake.
Ekam Irban, managing the Fukushima nuclear power plant, said that no abnormalities have been observed in this power plant so far.
This island nation of 12.5 million people experiences about 1,500 low-intensity earthquakes every year. However, most are very slow. The US Geological Survey has reported the earthquake's intensity as 6.1. It is also said that this occurred at a depth of 40.1 km.
However, there is no information about loss of life or property due to this earthquake. It is also noteworthy that the island nation is very advanced technologically in making its buildings and other structures earthquake resistant.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan on Wednesday, shaking parts from mainland China to Shanghai in the north and Japan and the Philippines in the east.
Earlier in 2011, the entire north-eastern coast of Japan was shaken by a massive 9-point earthquake that occurred in the month of March. A total of 18,500 people died in the massive tsunami. That they were lost.
In short, earthquakes have been occurring in the Far East for the last two days.