An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 5.8 hit northeast of Tokyo on Japan’s main island of Honshu on Thursday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) reported.
The quake was measured at a depth of 33 km (20 miles) about 79 km (49 miles) east-northeast of Iwaki on Honshu.
The temblor, which measured 4 on the Japanese seismic scale which peaks at 7, struck at a latitude of 37.3 degrees north and a longitude of 141.6 degrees east at 9:11 a.m. local time (0000 GMT).
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the quake struck at a depth of 40 km.
Fukushima police also said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
No fresh damage to the crippled nuclear power plant there was reported and there was no risk of a tsunami, officials said.
“We have found no (new) abnormality so far” at…
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