“A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has struck Tokyo and nearby areas, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, setting off alarms and halting the city’s subway system,” RT reports.
Source: earthquake.usgs.gov
The earthquake struck at about 2:28pm local time at a depth of 50km, weather services reported. USGS, however, put the Japanese earthquake at a magnitude of 5.3.
The tremor shook buildings in Tokyo and briefly halted some train lines, including the Tokyo Metro subway lines.
Narita airport closed both runways for checks shortly after the quake, but the capital’s Haneda airport was operating as normal.
On March 11, 2011, Japan was hit with a massive earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 20,000 people dead. The earthquake affected the Fukushima nuclear plant and caused a massive radioactive leakage contaminating the local living area and the ocean waters.
Last February, the Fukushima’s operator, TEPCO, announced 70-fold radiation spike.
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