The USGS and AP are reporting that on Sunday afternoon Japan time, a 6.1 earthquake struck Tokyo and surrounding areas. The earthquake occurred off the coast of the eastern Hama-dori region of Fukushima prefecture, which is located about 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of Tokyo.
Tremors were felt in Tokyo and in neighboring prefectures, including Miyagi, Yamagata, Tochigi and Ibaraki. There are no immediate reports of damage.
The agency did not issue a tsunami alert. The Tokyo Electric Power Co. said its two nuclear power plants in the prefecture were operating normally.
Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. In 1995, a quake of magnitude 7.2 killed 6,400 people in the western port city of Kobe.
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They have some big ones there.
Great piece, I wrote about the 2011 Japan quake here: http://www.examiner.com/top-news-in-san-francisco/japan-tsunami-moment-q....
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