5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture: JMA

20:35, February 15, 2021

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  7.1-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture

  File photo: CGTNTOKYO, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck off Japans northeastern Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The temblor occurred at around 11:08 p.m. local time (1408 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 37.7 degrees north and a longitude of 141.8 degrees east, and at depth of 60 km.The quake logged Upper 6 in some parts of Fukushima Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.The strong quake was also felt in the capital of Tokyo.So far no tsunami warning has been issued.

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  6.5-magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia

  In this photo released by the Indonesian Presidential Palace, President Joko Widodo, center, talks to an official as he inspects an earthquake-damaged government building, in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (Photo: AP)JAKARTA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted Indonesias western Bengkulu province on Wednesday evening, the meteorology and geophysics agency said.

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  At least 30 injured after 7.3-magnitude quake strikes off northeastern Japan

  TOKYO, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 30 people were injured after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck off Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan late Saturday.Photo: CFPThe quake was preliminarily measured with a magnitude of 7.1 and was later revised up to 7.3, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.At least 30 people were injured in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, according to local authorities.The temblor occurred at around 11:08 p.m. local time (1408 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 37.7 degrees north and a longitude of 141.8 degrees east, and at depth of 60 km, according to the JMA.So far no tsunami warning has been issued.The quake logged Upper 6 in some parts of Fukushima Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said about 950,000 households were left without electricity following the strong earthquake.The blackout affected 860,000 homes under the area covered by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and 90,000 homes under Tohoku Electric Power Co., Kato said.Following the quake, the Japanese government set up a task force at the prime ministers office.Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga instructed the government to quickly survey the damage from the quake, conduct rescue efforts in areas necessary, and to relay information to the public as soon as possible.The quake was also felt in the capital Tokyo where an intensity scale of 4 was logged, with many reporting that their houses and furniture underwent strong shaking and some saying they felt dizzy because of the quake.Tokyo Electric Power Company said it has found no abnormalities with the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants after the quake. Meanwhile, no abnormality has been found at Japan Atomic Power Co.s inactive Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant in the village of Tokai in Ibaraki Prefecture, according to the operator.The quake is believed to be an aftershock of the e...