Friday November 9, 2012

Quake jolts Kanto, Fukushima areas

TOKYO —

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck off Fukushima Prefecture on Friday afternoon. The quake, which occurred at 12:52 p.m., jolted parts of Ibaraki Prefecture, where it measured 4, as well as Fukushima, Saitama and Tochigi where it measured 3, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. In Tokyo, Chiba, Gunma and Miyagi, it measured 2. No tsunami warning was issued.

The agency said the epicenter was at a depth of 20 kilometers off the Fukushima coast.

Japan Today

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    alloverit

    My phone was going crazy with its quake warnings but didn't feel a thing as I was on a train heading to southern Saitama. Hope all is well further north though.

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    kurisupisu

    Is fuel pool 4 still standing?

  • 0

    Herve Nmn L'Eisa

    It was felt as far as Odawara.

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