Japan shook by two earthquakes

Two moderate intensity seismic shakes Fukushima Prefecture in Japan early this morning.

The epicenter of the magnitude 5.2 earthquake is near the city
Iwaki City (Point A) in Fukushima Prefecture. (Photo: Google Maps)

The AP reported the magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred after 2 am local time. Its epicenter is near Iwaki city in Fukushima prefecture and about 120km south of Fukushima I nuclear power plant.

Then an Richter magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in an area near the coast of Japan and about 423km southwest of Tokyo.

Japan suffers about 20% of the world's strong earthquakes every year. The March 11 earthquake caused tsunamis that left at least 20,000 people dead and missing, and led to a crisis at the Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.