Another 6.1 degree Ricter earthquake in Japan

Kyodo News news agency reported that the earthquake shook the east and northeast of the country on the morning of November 24.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the initial magnitude 6.1-Ricter earthquake occurred off Fukushima Prefecture at about 6:23 am local time.

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No-threatening earthquake caused tsunamis in eastern Japan - (Photo: CNN).

The epicenter was located in the offshore waters, determined at 37.1 degrees north latitude and 141.5 degrees east longitude.

However, the authorities did not issue a tsunami warning. No information about the damage.

The area has just hit a magnitude 6.9 earthquake two days ago and before that was the 2011 tsunami disaster. Tokyo Electric Power Company said nothing happened at the Fukushima Daiichi factories. and Fukushima Daini.

According to Japan's seven-level scale, level four tremors were recorded in Fukushima and Ibaraki prefectures, and high school in some provinces like Miyagi, Yamagata, Tochigi, Saitama and Chiba.

Meanwhile, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake is only 5.6 magnitude strong.

In April 2016, two powerful earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan killed 50 people and caused widespread damage.