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Earthquake Jolts Japan; No Harm Reported
A moderate earthquake jolted northeastern Japan on Sunday, lightly injuring one person and prompting two nuclear reactors to shut down automatically as a precaution. The 5.6-magnitude quake was centered about 25 miles under the sea bed off the coast of Ibaraki province, about 60 miles northeast of Tokyo, the Meteorological Agency said. Two reactors operated by the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute shut down automatically after the earthquake but were reactivated about 40 minutes later, Kyodo News reported, citing the provincial government. The quake, which struck at 8:21 a.m. Sunday morning, was felt most strongly around the city of Mito. The agency said there was no danger of tsunami, or powerful ocean waves caused by seismic activity. A quake of magnitude 5 or higher can cause damage to homes and buildings if it hits a populated area.
Posted by: Steve White 2004-04-04 |
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