9/29/2011 Fukushima prefecture struck by major tremor

Source: NHK World
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011 20:07 +0900 (JST)

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.4 jolted Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday.

The Meteorological Agency says the tremor occurred shortly after 7 PM, centered off Fukushima Prefecture.
The agency says there was no tsunami.

The quake registered a maximum intensity of 5-plus on the Japanese scale of zero to 7.

Tokyo Electric Power Company says the quake has not interfered with its attempts to stabilize three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, crippled since the nuclear crisis began in March.

The utility adds that no changes have been observed in data on radiation levels measured at monitoring posts near the crippled plant.

Editor's Note: This quake was downgraded to a Magnitude 5.1 by the USGS.

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