Earthquake hits Tokyo, no casualties reported
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale has hit the Japanese capital city of Tokyo, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The earthquake raised alarms and brought the city’s subway system to a stop for a short while; however, no tsunami warning was announced.
Japan is situated in an area of high seismicity at the juncture of several tectonic plates causing numerous relatively strong quakes each year.
To resist natural disasters, the Japanese have devised stringent regulations requiring constructing strong buildings. The country also holds regular disaster drills to help ensure that despite their frequency and magnitude, quakes cause the least loss of life or damage to property possible.
However, on March 11, 2011, Japan was hit by a devastating magnitude 9 earthquake, which triggered a huge tsunami ravaging the country’s northeastern coast.
The tremor triggered a nuclear crisis by knocking out power to the cooling systems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which resulted in a leakage of nuclear radiation.
Latest official reports say over 15,850 people were killed and more than 6,150 others injured in the disaster. Over 2,580 people also went missing.
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