A moderate offshore earthquake rattled northeastern Japan on Friday, authorities said, but no damage or injuries were reported. The earthquake, which hit Friday evening, registered a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 and was centered 43 miles beneath the seabed off the coast of northeastern Fukushma prefecture, the Meteorological Agency said. The agency said there was no danger of tsunami, powerful ocean waves caused by seismic activity. Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. It sits atop four tectonic plates, slabs that move across the earth's surface.
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