6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Japan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 shook up the east coast of Honshu, Japan on Thursday.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 32 km, said the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. The United States Geological Survey put the magnitude of Thursday’s quake at 6.1, with a depth of 40.1 kilometres.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The tremors were also felt in Tokyo.

TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, said “no abnormalities” had been detected at the stricken plant or others in the region.

Japan, with a population of around 125 million people, experiences around 1,500 jolts every year, the vast majority of which are mild.

This quake in Japan happened a day after nine people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured by a major earthquake in Taiwan.