5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off Fukushima coast of Japan
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake, which had a depth of 20km, struck 105km from the Fukushima Dai-Ni power plant.
5.1 magnitude #earthquake. 112 km from Namie, #Fukushima, Japan https://t.co/g02ZMLHQFg
— Japan Earthquakes (@QuakesJapan) February 19, 2016
Fukushima Dai-Ni is just 12km from the Fukushima Daiichi plant, which suffered a meltdown of its nuclear reactors after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, resulting in Japan's worst nuclear accident.
Thousands evacuated in disaster drills near Japan's 1st post-Fukushima nuclear plant https://t.co/cJjBnw7kpTpic.twitter.com/Bw0HHbb3Zq
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