Earthquake Hits Northern Japan

TOKYO—An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hit northern Japan on Saturday evening, with essential shaking however no stories of main wretchedness.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said there was no tsunami from the quake.

The epicenter was about 190 miles north-northeast of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean off the fly of Fukushima prefecture. The meteorological agency said the magnitude was 7.3, revised from an initial estimate of 7.1, and the quake came about at about 11: 08 p.m. native time (1408 GMT). The quake was felt in Tokyo.

It came about come the epicenter of a March 11, 2011, temblor that brought about a tsunami as high as 50 ft, devastated coastal areas of northern Japan and brought about reactor meltdowns on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. That quake left larger than 18,000 folk ineffective or lacking, per the Nationwide Police Agency.

A meteorological agency legit said Saturday’s quake was likely an aftershock of the one practically a decade previously.