Magnitude-6.0 quake shakes northeast Japan, no tsunami alert

Japan: &nbsp, A scale- 6.0 disaster struck off northern Japan’s Fukushima place on Thursday ( Apr 4), the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no storm warning was issued.

No reports of damage or injury were made immediately following the earthquake, whose core was 40 kilometers deep and was felt in Tokyo as well.

TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, said” no anomalies” had been detected at the stricken flower or others in the area.

Japan, one of the country’s most tectonically engaged countries, has strict creating standards designed to ensure buildings can withstand even the most powerful disasters.

The island, home to around 125 million people, experience around 1, 500 shocks every month, the vast majority of which are moderate.