Earthquakes again occurred in Japan, 6 people died

At least 6 people were killed after the quake shook the Tokyo capital of Japan and surrounding areas this morning.

A house collapsed after the earthquake this morning in Tokyo, Japan.Photo: CNN.

AP quoted by the Japan Meteorological Agency said that the seismic intensity of 6.3 Richter scale , occurred at 8h08 this morning (6h08 on the same day in Hanoi). Its epicenter was at the bottom of the sea and near Chiba, the city in eastern Tokyo.

The US Geological Department said the epicenter of the earthquake was 13 km deep and about 123 km southeast of Tokyo.

Iwaki City Fire Department, Fukushima Prefecture announces an earthquake caused landslides that left three houses buried and 6 people killed. Three wounded were taken to hospital and rescue workers were looking for buried victims, CNN reported.

The epicenter of the earthquake near Chiba's coast, the city facing Tokyo across Tokyo Bay.Graphics: jamestakahashi.com.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said today's earthquake is one of the aftershocks of a magnitude 9 earthquake on March 11. Yesterday an aftershock of 7.1 in the Richter scale also shook the northeastern region of Japan.

According to the latest Japanese police statistics, the earthquake and tsunami disaster a month ago in the country killed 13,130 people. 13,718 people are still missing.