A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off northeastern Japan’ Fukushima region, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, which also revealed that there was no report of injuries or damage after the disaster.
Buildings in Japan follow strict standards design structures to withstand the most powerful earthquake which makes it one of the most tectonically active countries.
The earthquake on Thursday was recorded by the US Geological Survey as having a depth of 40.1 kilometers with a magnitude of 6.1. It occured barely 24hrs after a strong earthquake in Taiwan left over 1,000 people injured and at least 9 dead.
Numerous buildings were damaged by Wednesday’s magnitude 7.4 earthquakes, which also prompted tsunami warnings that extended as far as Japan and the Philippines.
The biggest earthquake record in Japan was a magnitude of 9.0 undersea jolt in March 2011 off northeast coast with 18,500 people dead or missing making it the most serious nuclear accident since Chernobyl.
The estimated cost was 16.9 trillion yen ($112 billion), excluding the potentially dangerous decommissioning of the Fukushima complex, which is expected to take several years.
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