On Wednesday, an earthquake with an initial magnitude of 6.3 occurred in the eastern part of Japan, but no tsunami warnings were issued, NHK said on the public broadcaster.
There were no immediate reports of damages or injury, but the earthquake shook the capital, Tokyo’s buildings. The United States Geological Survey figures for 6.2, but then dropped to 5.9. Japan’s nuclear regulatory body said that in March 2011 after the earthquake and tsunami, one of the world’s most serious nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant there is no violation.
The magnitude of the earthquake in September 2011 was the strongest earthquake in Japan, and it produced a tsunami that knocked down the Fukushima nuclear plant, creating the most serious nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.
The tsunami on the northeastern coast of Japan caused about 25,000 people. NHK said the operator of the plant destroyed by the Tokyo Electric Power Company is examining any impact of the earthquake on the plant, but the nuclear regulatory agency reported no irregularities.
