The magnitude of the magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Fukushima

At 2:25 am, Fukushima Prefecture, Northeast Japan, was shaken by the magnitude 5.9 earthquake, level 5 on the Japanese scale. Due to the epicenter on the mainland, no tsunami warning was issued.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter of the earthquake is located in the eastern region of Fukushima Prefecture at a depth of 20km, coordinates 37.1 degrees north latitude and 140.7 degrees east longitude.

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Cities such as Iwaki, Takahagi, Hokota and Naraha town and Hirono all suffered from level 5 tremors. Continuously many hours later in this area continued to have a series of aftershocks of magnitude 3.2- 3.9 Richter scale.

There is currently no information about the situation of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant No. 1, where each nuclear incident occurred in 2011.

The earthquake of this earthquake can also be felt clearly in Tokyo, especially on tall buildings, lasting for nearly 1 minute.

In March 2011, the 9-magnitude magnitude earthquake caused dozens of meters of high tsunami to hit the northeastern Japanese provinces, including Fukushima Prefecture, causing great human and property damage. In particular, the double disaster led to a serious nuclear incident at the Fukushima Plant 1.