A magnitude 5.5 earthquake this Tuesday shook a large area of the northeast of Japan, where it has been felt strongly. However, at the moment no damage has been reported nor has the tsunami warning been activated.
The earthquake occurred at 4:33 local time and its epicenter was located 60 kilometers deep under the seabed. off the coast of Miyagi Prefecturein the northeast of the country, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The tremor has reached level 4- on the Japanese seismic scale (7 levels and focused on measuring surface agitation and potential damage) and the same level in the neighboring prefectures of Iwate and Fukushima.
Not detected no anomaly at the Onagawa nuclear plantin Miyagi Prefecture, according to the operator.
Japan settles on the call Ring of Fire, one of the most active seismic zones in the world, and suffers earthquakes relatively frequently, so Its infrastructures are specially designed to withstand earthquakes.
