Japan Earthquake 6 Magnitude Struck

Japan Struck Earthquake

A magnitude-6 quake struck early today off the Japan drift something like 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Tokyo, bringing on transportation deferrals and damages.

Japan Struck 6 Magnitude Scale Earthquake Today

The earthquake, focused off the shore of Izu Oshima Island, hit at 5:18 a.m., the Japan Meteorological Agency said on its site. The profundity of the shake was 162 kilometers and it had a power of bring down 5 on the Japanese scale of 7. There is no risk of tidal wave, the organization likewise said.

Japan Earthquake 8,500 individuals dead 2011

It was the strongest felt in the Japanese capital since March 2011, when a magnitude-9 seismic tremor hit the nation's northeast, as per open telecaster NHK. The record temblor left more than 18,500 individuals dead or missing and injured Tokyo Electric Power (9501) Co's. Fukushima Dai-Ichi atomic station.