Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Two new earthquakes hit Tokyo

A strong quake was felt late today in Tokyo, shaking buildings in Japan's capital four days after a massive tremor sparked a devastating tsunami that ravaged the country's northeast coast.

The Japan Meteorological Agency put the magnitude of the quake at 6.0.

The epicentre was located in Shizuoka prefecture, about 120 kilometres southwest of the capital, and near Mount Fuji, which is prone to earthquakes.

The quake occured at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/japan-strong-aftershock-of-magnitude-6-0-hits-tokyo-91904?cp

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