Quake of 7.1 magnitude hits off coast of Japan's Fukushima
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Japan's Fukushima province late Saturday. The quake occurred at a depth of 60 kilometres (36 miles) in the Pacific, off Fukushima -- near the epicentre of a 2011 killer quake which triggered a towering tsunami and killed more than 18,000.
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- Published Date: 06:06 | 13 February 2021
- Modified Date: 06:06 | 13 February 2021
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60 km (36 miles), the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued.
The earthquake hit at 11:08 p.m. local time (1408 GMT) and shook buildings in the capital of Tokyo.
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