6.1 Richter earthquake in Japan

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake just happened on November 24, off the northeastern coast of Japan, which has just suffered a tsunami disaster in March.

AFP cited from the US Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake occurred at 424 am on November 24 (local time, ie 2h24 on the same day, Vietnam time).

The earthquake epicenter is located at a depth of 33.3 km, near the east coast of Honshu Island, about 66km east of northeastern Iwaki city, 100km east of Fukushima city to the southeast. Tsunami warnings have not been released, nor are there reports of casualties and physical damage yet.

The scene dissipated after the double earthquake tsunami last March

Reportedly, the latest earthquake occurred in the area suffered heavy losses of 9 magnitude earthquake caused tsunami tsunami on 11/3.

The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which has a serious radiation leak in the March earthquake, remains stable after the latest earthquake.

Earlier on the morning of November 20, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near the east coast of Japan. It is known that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 6km, rocking an area near the coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. No tsunami warning was given.