At first, the quake’s magnitude was estimated at 6.6, but that was revised up to 6.8 later. A strong earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan Saturday, rattling buildings in Tokyo and leaving at least three people injured. The quake struck off Japan’s east coast, near the epicenter of the massive 9.0-magnitude Tohoku earthquake … The coast off northeast Japan has been hit by multiple earthquakes in recent months, including a magnitude 7.2 quake in March and a similar sized one in February - both said by scientists to be aftershocks from the magnitude 9 quake a decade ago that ravaged Fukushima Daiichi and was one of the strongest temblors on record. Powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked northeast Japan today. 5.4 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 73 km east of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, on Wednesday, 5 May 2021 3:10 am (GMT +9) - TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of the northern coast. TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings and triggering widespread blackouts, but there appeared to be no major damage and no tsunami warning was issued. TOKYO -- A strong earthquake hit off the coast of northeastern Japan late Saturday, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi and other areas, but there was no threat of a … A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 was recorded at 10:27 local time (3:27 in Switzerland) off the east-central coast of Japan, in the same area as the 9 magnitude earthquake that in 2011 (along with the subsequent tsunami ) claimed over 18,000 lives and the Fukushima nuclear disaster. No major damage was reported, but several people had minor injuries. Strong mag. The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength of the quake at magnitude 7.0 and depth at 54 kilometers (33.5 miles). The quake hit the coast about 250 miles (400km) north of … A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.1 rocked Japan on February 13, 2021. A 7.0 preliminary magnitude earthquake has struck Japan off the coast of Ishinomaki, a city located just 65 miles (104 km) from Fukushima, the … A liquor shop's manager clears the damaged bottles following an earthquake in Fukushima, northeastern Japan Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, revised up from an earlier estimate of 6.6, jolted northeast Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings 400 kilometres … A strong earthquake has hit areas of Japan devastated by the tsunami 10 years ago, that saw thousands lose their lives.