Strong earthquakes jolted the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan on Wednesday morning according to reports from NHK that could spawn further tsunamis.
The Meteorological Agency has issued warnings to the region about the possibility of strong aftershocks from the March 11th quake, saying they could trigger more tsunami.
Powerful and persistent earthquakes have jolted the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan, which was devastated by the March 11th quake.
Quakes jolted Fukushima Prefecture at 7:12, 7:34 and 7:36 AM on Wednesday morning.
The intensity of the first and third quakes measured 5-plus on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7 in Iwaki City in the prefecture.
The Meteorological Agency says the preliminary magnitude of the first quake was 6.0.
The Meteorological Agency has issued warnings to the region about the possibility of strong aftershocks from the March 11th quake, saying they could trigger more tsunami.
Credit: NHK
A quake with a magnitude 6.0 jolted Fukushima Prefecture at around 7:12 AM, followed by a magnitude 5.8 tremor about 20 minute later.
These were the first earthquakes since Saturday with intensities of 5-plus or above on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7.
The agency says that about 70 aftershocks with intensities of 4 or higher have shaken wide areas of the northeastern Tohoku region as well as areas around Tokyo.
It says the frequency of the aftershocks is declining but warns of the possibility that tremors of magnitude 7.0 or higher could occur.
These were the first earthquakes since Saturday with intensities of 5-plus or above on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7.
The agency says that about 70 aftershocks with intensities of 4 or higher have shaken wide areas of the northeastern Tohoku region as well as areas around Tokyo.
It says the frequency of the aftershocks is declining but warns of the possibility that tremors of magnitude 7.0 or higher could occur.
Quakes jolted Fukushima Prefecture at 7:12, 7:34 and 7:36 AM on Wednesday morning.
The intensity of the first and third quakes measured 5-plus on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7 in Iwaki City in the prefecture.
The Meteorological Agency says the preliminary magnitude of the first quake was 6.0.
Source: NHK and USGS
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