🚨🇯🇵 BREAKING: 6.3 magnitude earthquake near the east coast of Japan
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Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:02am on 04 Apr 2024,Thursday Weather & Environment
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, following a recent 7.4 magnitude quake in Taiwan. Although felt in Tokyo, there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. TEPCO reported no abnormalities at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Japan, known for its strict building standards, experiences about 1,500 earthquakes annually. This event comes a day after Taiwan's devastating quake, which claimed nine lives and injured over 1,000. Japan's history includes the 2011 magnitude-9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, resulting in catastrophic consequences, including the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
