Earthquake shook south of Japan

Two strong earthquakes occurred in Japan tonight, the first in southwest Tokyo, leaving at least two people injured; the second match off the coast of Fukushima, which was devastated by the tsunami last week.

The earthquakes occurred four days after the intense seismic tsunami struck Japan and destroyed the northeastern region of the country. The Japanese meteorological agency said the earthquake this afternoon was 6-strong.

The ruins are in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. This city is close to Thai Binh shore
Yang, where the tsunami rushed in.

The epicenter is located in Shizuoka Prefecture, 120 km southwest of Tokyo and close to the famous Mount Fuji. Earthquakes occur at a fairly shallow point, about 10 km from the land surface.AP news agency said, earthquakes made high-rise buildings in Tokyo also shook.

The US Geological Agency said the magnitude of the earthquake is 6.1 degrees this afternoon. In Shizuoka Prefecture, electricity in many areas was lost, high-speed rail service also stopped. However, two nuclear reactors in the province are still operating normally, AFP quoted Japanese media as saying.

A few minutes earlier, there was a strong earthquake from 5.8 to 6.2 degrees off the coast of Fukudhima Prefecture, the epicenter was 315 km northeast of Tokyo. This is where the nuclear power plant is damaged, the focus of the world's attention on the risk of radioactive leakage. The reactors of this plant are affected by the earthquake and tsunami last week.

Since the magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, the country has suffered hundreds of aftershocks.

Today, the Japanese national police announced the total number of deaths and missing due to the earthquake and tsunami exceeded 10,000, of which nearly 3,400 people were confirmed dead, more than 6,700 people were missing. .