TOKYO, Aug 22 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2, struck off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture this morning, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The temblor occurred at around 11:24 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 37.6 degrees north, and a longitude of 141.7 degrees east, and at a depth of 60 km.
The quake logged 4 in some parts of Fukushima Prefecture, on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, which peaks at 7.
So far no tsunami warning has been issued.– NNN-NHK
