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Quake off Fukushima was aftershock of 2011

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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake off Fukushima Prefecture rocked widespread areas early Nov. 22, triggering tsunami warnings along the Pacific coast and briefly stopping a nuclear reactor fuel pool’s cooling system.

The temblor was an aftershock from the magnitude 9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake, which struck on March 11, 2011, the Meteorological Agency said.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said there was “no immediate risk” of radiation leaks from the cooling pool. (Kyodo, AP, The Japan Times)

福島県沖でM7.4の地震、広い範囲に津波警報

11月22日、福島県沖を震源とする地震が発生し、福島、茨城、栃木の3県で震度5弱の揺れを観測した。今回の地震は2011年3月の東日本大震災の余震とみられる。

The Japan Times ST: December 2, 2016